The criminal syndicate known as Gardulla Besadii the Elder's criminal empire was founded by the Hutt crime lord Gardulla the Elder, who held sway over a large portion of the Arkanis Sector. Similar to Jabba Desilijic Tiure, Gardulla utilized numerous Nikto guards, as well as other species, for protection. Most of these guards perished during an assault on her palace by Death Watch. Initially, her empire thrived, but intervention from organizations like the Republic Security Force disrupted her operations, particularly the Besadii's lucrative slave trade. After forming an alliance with Komari Vosa of the Bando Gora, Gardulla's empire experienced a resurgence. She supplied Besadii cargo freighters to transport neurotoxins from Kohlma to Malastare, and in exchange, she obtained death sticks from King Sebolto, which were then shipped to Tatooine on the same freighters for her own drug dealing operations there. She also utilized these freighters to transport new cult recruits to the burial moon. Following Gardulla's supposed demise, her criminal empire was inherited by her daughter, Decca Besadii Diori, and its operations were centered on C-Foroon and later Mawan.