Unexplained disappearances are nothing new. People dissappear all the time and those cases are often left to the local authorities. Each case seems isolated, but an unsettling pattern emerges: Vulnerable people.  Many are still suffering from the after effects being assimilated into the Borg collective.

In the meantime, black-market dealers are seeing a dramatic increase in the sell and trade of Borg implants. Starfleet analysts report these aren’t just scavenged parts from former drones but specific, high-value implants—pieces that are often the first to be removed and destroyed post-de-assimilation. The quantities appearing on the market now far exceed what could be explained by isolated thefts or kidnappings of ex-drones.

Starfleet Intelligence is concerned…