A brief conflict ignited on a Moraysian cruiser involving the Spice Runners of Kijimi and the forces under the command of Ledesmar, a mercenary who was once a slave of the Pyke Syndicate. After his escape from the Pykes, Ledesmar absconded with a Moraysian cruiser and its contingent of droids, subsequently setting out on his own, eventually acquiring the helmet previously belonging to Zeva Bliss, the leader of the Spice Runners. A faction of the Spice Runners, orchestrated by Tomasso, devised a strategy to neutralize Ledesmar as a potential problem and regain possession of the helmet. This group, under the leadership of Vigilch, launched an assault on the cruiser, with Poe Dameron's piloting skills overcoming Ledesmar's automated drones, enabling them to board the vessel. Onboard Ledesmar's cruiser, the EV-series droid EV-6B6, reluctantly in service to the mercenary, inadvertently led Spice Runners Zorii Bliss and Poe Dameron into an ambush.
While Ledesmar killed Vigilch during the fighting, Bliss successfully eliminated the mercenary. However, officer Sela Trune of the New Republic Security Bureau plotted to exploit the Spice Runners' mission against Ledesmar as a means to ensnare the smuggler organization, having been informed of the operation by Tomasso, who had become an informant for the New Republic. Five New Republic starships emerged from hyperspace in proximity to the Moraysian cruiser, and Trune, accompanied by a squad of officers, boarded the vessel, trapping Bliss, Dameron, and the liberated EV-6B6 as they attempted to flee. Bliss and the droid managed to escape aboard a BTL-S3 Y-wing Starfighter, while Dameron subdued Trune, escaping the cruiser in the gang's freighter, the Ragged Claw, but only after ensuring that Trune's officers rescued her. Although the damaged cruiser was teetering on the brink of destruction, it somehow endured, and Trune captured the Spice Runner Marinda Gan as a prisoner.