Saadoon - Kauldi ' s criminal empire The Kadri ' Ra Saadoon - Kauldi created his own criminal empire after being released from slavery . He based his power in alliance with other crime lords such as Abdi - Badawzi and in a big number of former slaves who swore loyalty to Saadoon - Kauldi after being released . History . Saadoon - Kauldi , a Kadri ' Ra and former slave , was released by the Badawzi family of merchants and , after serving them for years and knowing about the respect an indentured servant could receive , he decided to leave and create his own criminal empire . A cultured , shrewd person , Saadoon - Kauldi used his natural skills and took control over pre - existing spice runs , shadowports and spice processing facilities . He hired a number of smugglers and became an up - and - comer crime lord , earning the respect of his Hutt peers . He had at least five thousand direct agents working in gambling ; laundering ; smuggling , including drug trade and gunrunning ; and usury . In an uncommon movement , he decided to base his power in alliances with other criminals . During a smuggling run , Saadoon - Kauldi boarded a galleon where several slaves were being mistreated by their masters . Saadoon - Kauldi killed the slavers and released the slaves , but the slaves then swore loyalty and service to Saadoon - Kauldi . Saadoon - Kauldi , who had been mistreated as a slave , swore to respect his new servants . The Kadri ' Ra also began an extended campaign in which all the resources of his incipient criminal empire would be temporarily redirected to the abduction of slaver starships with the goal of releasing a great number of slaves . After other attacks , including one releasing hundreds of slaves from an Imperial garbage pontoon , Saadoon - Kauldi decided to end his personal crusade and return to drug dealing . At that point , the sheer number of emancipated ex - slaves had become Saadoon - Kauldi ' s most numerous ally . Due to the campaign , a slaver guild prompted the Empire to post a bounty on Saadoon - Kauldi ' s head , and he had to face several assassination attempts ; the Empire also tried to enslave him again . The Kadri ' Ra began to suffer from paranoia . Soon afterward , Saadoon - Kauldi was contacted by Abdi - Badawzi , a Twi ' lek crime lord controlling the Socorro system . Abdi - Badawzi wanted to create a partnership with Saadoon - Kauldi so that the Twi ' lek could expand his territory into areas where the Kadri ' Ra could protect him . Saadoon - Kauldi forged an alliance with Abdi - Badawzi and his several groups , including Ethra Brewery and Caelli - Merced Syndicate . He moved to Socorro and also allied with the Black Bha ' lir , operating from the orbit of Neftali . Eventually , Saadoon - Kauldi ' s criminal empire began sending weapons regularly to the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Saadoon - Kauldi ' s criminal empire had a brush c . 10 BBY when Saylor Marjan owed the Kadri ' Ra some money . Saadoon - Kauldi sent Toob Ancher and Fahs Oxsor to collect , and the situation got worse . C . 1 ABY , Saadoon - Kauldi ' s criminal empire tried to recruit Drake Paulsen , a young and promising piracy who was also courted by other groups . Paulsen eventually joined the Bha ' lir . At that time , the organization ' s main criminal activities included credit laundering ; gambling ; illegal sale and delivery of controlled substances ; loansharking and smuggling , including arms trafficking .