Are they in it for the money, or are there other motivations? In
Symbiosis, the nefarious Brekkans were keeping the people of Ornara addicted to a narcotic called felicium. Although Picard and company broke the cycle of addiction, the result would have been turmoil in the Delos system. Are the villains (be they either Brekkan or Ornarans) commiting piracy to acquire desperately needed supplies? Are they hijacking shipments to continue their addiction, or looking for food and trade goods to sustain their people?