Burbakker at some point began his career as an arms dealer and destroyed numerous facilities that belong to the Republic Security Force. For his crimes, the Security Force put up a bounty on Teep rewarding anyone claim Burbakker 1,000 credits alive and 500 credits dead. After the bounty was posted, Burbakker became associated with smugglers and the Muttani criminal Meeko Ghintee.