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|name=Smuggling Ring
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|name=Burro Shipping
 
|date=February, 2009
  
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|affiliation=[[Remaal al-Sahra]]
  
|affiliation=[[Remaal al-Sahra]]
 
|alignment=Profit; Self-interest
  
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|location=International organization
  
|location=International organization
 
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Initially thought to be synonymous with [[al-Sahra]], the international smuggling ring which operates as '''Burro Shipping''' is instead a separate organization that counts [[al-Sahra]] as one of many customers. They trade in drugs, weaponry, and humans (mutant and otherwise).
  
Initially thought to be synonymous with [[al-Sahra]], the international smuggling ring which operates as '''Burro Shipping''' is instead a separate organization that counts [[al-Sahra]] as one of many customers. They trade in drugs, weaponry, and humans (mutant and otherwise).
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After Burro tried to grab the tiger by the tail in [[By Any Other Name]], [[X-Factor]] teamed with the [[X-Men]] and their combined quick work, as well as intel from [[Dmitri Sergeyevich Alexeyev]], made it possible for X-Factor to [[Burro Shipping Shutdown|shut Burro Shipping down]] for good.
   
 
==Goals & Interests==
  
==Goals & Interests==
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==People==
  
==People==
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===Major===
 
*'''[[Dmitri Sergeyevich Alexeyev]]''' - The logistical brains of the organization.
  
*'''[[Dmitri Sergeyevich Alexeyev]]''' - The logistical brains of the organization.
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*'''[[Vladimir Cherkesov]]''' - Seems to deal with clients, but his exact role is unknown.
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*'''[[Vladimir Cherkesov]]''' - Deals with clients; planner.
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*'''[[Z. Dandan]]''' - The group's mutant hunter. Female, last name unknown.
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*'''[[Zhou Dandan]]''' - The group's top retrieval specialist.
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===Minor===
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Various [[Abducted Children|abducted children]].
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The following Burro members were captured in [[Caracas]] during [[By Any Other Name]] and have since been handed over to authorities. They are no longer at large.
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*'''Rotensen''' - Member of Dandan's team. Combat specialist. Expert in pharmaceuticals. MD, but no license. Mostly keeps the kids unconscious.
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*'''Lowry''' - Member of Dandan's team. Combat specialist. (Allergic to peanuts.)
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*'''Garza''' - Member of Dandan's team. Information retrieval specialist (computer networks, etc.) -- hacked into MRA database, keeps tabs on global news to red flag mutants.
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*'''Morales''' - Member of Dandan's team. Analyst, crazysmart with patterns. He and Garza do the locating of targets.
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*'''Nikolai''' - Dmitri's bodyguard.
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==Locations==
  
==Locations==
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===Major===
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===RECENT===
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After being targetted by X-Factor, Burro sold off their warehouses in previous ports and moved to nearby locations.
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*[[Vladivostok]], Russia
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*[[Hong Kong]], China
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*[[Nice]], France
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*[[Caracas]], Venezuela
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*[[Bayonne]], United States
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*[[Alexandria]], Egypt
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===OLD===
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====Major====
 
*[[Vladivostok]], Russia
  
*[[Vladivostok]], Russia
 
*[[Shanghai]], China
  
*[[Shanghai]], China
 
*[[Algiers]], Algeria
  
*[[Algiers]], Algeria
 
*[[Seattle]], USA
  
*[[Seattle]], USA
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====Minor====
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===Minor===
  
 
*[[Los Angeles]], USA
  
*[[Los Angeles]], USA
 
*[[Puerto Vallarta]], Mexico
  
*[[Puerto Vallarta]], Mexico
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*[[Haifa]], Israel
  
*[[Haifa]], Israel
 
*[[New York City]], USA
  
*[[New York City]], USA
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==Resources==
  
==Resources==
 
*Two known ships, the [[Ravager]] and the [[Eagle's Crest]]
  
*Two known ships, the [[Ravager]] and the [[Eagle's Crest]]
 
*Pharmaceuticals and telepathic inhibitors for handling mutants
  
*Pharmaceuticals and telepathic inhibitors for handling mutants
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==Events==
  
==Events==
 
===Major Missions===
  
===Major Missions===
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* [[Shanghaid]] (''Dec 12-20, 2009'') - Burro Shipping supplies mutants to a specialized brothel in [[Shanghai]].
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* '''[[Shanghaid]]''' (''Dec 12-20, 2009'')
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:Burro Shipping supplies mutants to a specialized brothel in [[Shanghai]].
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* [[Gravity Smugglers]] (''Jan 4-17, 2010'') - The ring blackmails former [[Zoe McMillian|Agent McMillian]] into using her powers to help alter the weights of their smuggling shipments.
  
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*'''[[Gravity Smugglers]]'''(''Jan 4-17, 2010'')
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* [[The Lion's Den]] (''Jan 16-26, 2010'') - Several ring members at the [[Algiers]] base are investigated and/or questioned in X-Factor's quest to find [[Carmen]].
  
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: The ring blackmails former agent [[Zoe McMillan]] into using her powers to help alter the weights of their smuggling shipments.
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*'''[[Burro Port Investigations]]''' (''January 7 - 14, 2010'')
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: Following leads from [[Shanghaid]], agents investigate Los Angeles, New York, Vladivostok, Marseilles, and Algiers.
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* '''[[The Lion's Den]]''' (''Jan 16-26, 2010'')
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: Several ring members at the [[Algiers]] base are investigated and/or questioned in X-Factor's quest to find [[Carmen]].
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*'''[[By Any Other Name]]''' (''March 20-28 , 2010'')
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: X-Factor works with the X-Men to retrieve kidnapped students and shut down Burro Shipping.
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*'''[[Burro Shipping Shutdown]]''' ''(March 30-April 2, 2010)''
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:Teams travel around the world to work with local authorities in order to shut down the remaining Burro Shipping ports.
   
 
===Mini Investigations===
  
===Mini Investigations===
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*[[Nicaragua 2.0 (Mini)|Nicaragua]] (''Dec 5, 2009'') - A return to [[Nicaragua]] looking for clues to [[Carmen]]'s whereabouts gives the first evidence of Burro Shipping's contracts and logos.
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*'''[[Nicaragua 2.0 (Mini)|Nicaragua]]''' (''Dec 5, 2009'')
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: A return to [[Puente Sobre]], Nicaragua looking for clues to [[Carmen]]'s whereabouts gives the first evidence of Burro Shipping's contracts and logos.
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*[[No Man's Land 2.0 (Mini)|Darra]] (''Dec 5, 2009'') - A mission in search of [[Carmen]] instead turns up the name of a Russian smuggler: [[Vladimir Cherkesov]]
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*'''[[No Man's Land 2.0 (Mini)|Darra]]''' (''Dec 5, 2009'')
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:A mission in search of [[Carmen]] instead turns up the name of a Russian smuggler: [[Vladimir Cherkesov]]
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* [[San Francisco (Mini)|San Francisco]] (''Dec 13, 2009'') - [[Piotr]] leads a mission to [[San Francisco]] in search of human trafficking leads and turns up an abducted mutant and a Cherkesov sighting, which later [[Shanghaid|leads them to Shanghai]].
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* '''[[San Francisco (Mini)|San Francisco]]''' (''Dec 13, 2009'')
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:[[Piotr]] leads a mission to [[San Francisco]] in search of human trafficking leads and turns up an abducted mutant and a Cherkesov sighting, which later [[Shanghaid|leads them to Shanghai]].
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* '''[[Vladivostok 2.0 (Mini)|Vladivostok 2.0]]''' (''March 7, 2010'')
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*[[Los Angeles (Mini)|Los Angeles]] (''Jan 7, 2010'') - [[Jean-Paul]] and [[Nadia]] follow a lead gained in [[Shanghai]] and turn up a warehouse full of pharmaceuticals and a disposable cellphone with an area code that traces back to [[Vladivostok]].
  
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: Team members return to [[Vladivostok]] to search for [[al-Sahra]] intel at [[Dmitri Sergeyevich Alexeyev|Dmitri]]'s home. They learn two new names of [[al-Sahra]] agents, and [[Dmitri Sergeyevich Alexeyev|Dmitri]] agrees to pass on further information.
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* '''[[Following Langley]]''' (''March 18-24, 2010'')
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* [[New York City (Mini)|New York City]] (''Jan 9, 2010'') - Team members follow a lead to check out a shipping location in [[New York City]] and find a warehouse filled with Burro-marked crates. They slap one with an [[RFID]].
  
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:Team members follow a lead from [[Dmitri Sergeyevich Alexeyev|Dmitri]] to investigate the kidnapping of [[Scott Langley]] by [[Burro Shipping]].
   
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* [[Vladivostok (Mini)|Vladivostok ]] (''Jan 10, 2010'') - Team members continue following leads to [[Vladivostok]], where they encounter [[Dmitri Sergeyevich Alexeyev|Dmitri]] and are mistaken for [[X-Men]].
  
   
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* [[Marseilles (Mini)|Marseilles ]] (''Jan 14, 2010'')
  
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[[Category:Open Cases]]
  
 
[[Category:Organizations]]
  
[[Category:Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Burro Shipping]]
  
[[Category:Burro Shipping]]

Latest revision as of 05:16, 15 February 2014

File:BurroLogo.jpg
Burro Shipping
First Encountered February, 2009
Top Dog
Size unknown
Affiliation Remaal al-Sahra
Alignment Profit; Self-interest
Status Inactive
Location(s) International organization
Link Communication


Initially thought to be synonymous with al-Sahra, the international smuggling ring which operates as Burro Shipping is instead a separate organization that counts al-Sahra as one of many customers. They trade in drugs, weaponry, and humans (mutant and otherwise).


After Burro tried to grab the tiger by the tail in By Any Other Name, X-Factor teamed with the X-Men and their combined quick work, as well as intel from Dmitri Sergeyevich Alexeyev, made it possible for X-Factor to shut Burro Shipping down for good.

Goals & Interests[]

Profit. Money. Profit.

The smuggling ring trades in drugs and weaponry, but their primary business is human trafficking. They seem to have a special focus on mutants and supply a good many customers across the world, including al-Sahra.

Structure[]

People[]

Major[]

Minor[]

Various abducted children.

The following Burro members were captured in Caracas during By Any Other Name and have since been handed over to authorities. They are no longer at large.

  • Rotensen - Member of Dandan's team. Combat specialist. Expert in pharmaceuticals. MD, but no license. Mostly keeps the kids unconscious.
  • Lowry - Member of Dandan's team. Combat specialist. (Allergic to peanuts.)
  • Garza - Member of Dandan's team. Information retrieval specialist (computer networks, etc.) -- hacked into MRA database, keeps tabs on global news to red flag mutants.
  • Morales - Member of Dandan's team. Analyst, crazysmart with patterns. He and Garza do the locating of targets.
  • Nikolai - Dmitri's bodyguard.

Locations[]

RECENT[]

After being targetted by X-Factor, Burro sold off their warehouses in previous ports and moved to nearby locations.

OLD[]

Major[]

Minor[]

Resources[]

  • Two known ships, the Ravager and the Eagle's Crest
  • Pharmaceuticals and telepathic inhibitors for handling mutants

Events[]

Major Missions[]

Burro Shipping supplies mutants to a specialized brothel in Shanghai.
The ring blackmails former agent Zoe McMillan into using her powers to help alter the weights of their smuggling shipments.
Following leads from Shanghaid, agents investigate Los Angeles, New York, Vladivostok, Marseilles, and Algiers.
Several ring members at the Algiers base are investigated and/or questioned in X-Factor's quest to find Carmen.
X-Factor works with the X-Men to retrieve kidnapped students and shut down Burro Shipping.
Teams travel around the world to work with local authorities in order to shut down the remaining Burro Shipping ports.

Mini Investigations[]

A return to Puente Sobre, Nicaragua looking for clues to Carmen's whereabouts gives the first evidence of Burro Shipping's contracts and logos.
A mission in search of Carmen instead turns up the name of a Russian smuggler: Vladimir Cherkesov
Piotr leads a mission to San Francisco in search of human trafficking leads and turns up an abducted mutant and a Cherkesov sighting, which later leads them to Shanghai.
Team members return to Vladivostok to search for al-Sahra intel at Dmitri's home. They learn two new names of al-Sahra agents, and Dmitri agrees to pass on further information.
Team members follow a lead from Dmitri to investigate the kidnapping of Scott Langley by Burro Shipping.
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