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One Chinese judicial body has condemned a group of leading figures of a well-known Burmese mafia to execution as Beijing continues its efforts on scam networks in the region.

Overall, 21 clan figures and partners were sentenced of scams, murder, injury and additional offenses, stated a official announcement published on the judicial website.

This clan is among a handful of mafias that became dominant in the early 2000s and transformed the impoverished isolated region of the town into a lucrative hub of gambling establishments and entertainment zones.

Recently they pivoted to scams in which numerous of illegally moved people, many of them from China, are caught, mistreated and compelled to scam targets in illegal enterprises valued at billions.

Information of the Sentencing

Mafia leader Bai Suocheng and his son Bai Yingcang were among the group of figures sentenced to death by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. Another individual, A third figure and Chen Guangyi were the remaining punished.

A couple of figures of the Bai family mafia were handed conditional death penalties. Several were given to life in prison, while more figures were given prison terms varying from a period of 3-20 years.

The Bais, who controlled their own private army, created 41 compounds to accommodate their digital scam activities and casinos, government reported.

Extent of Criminal Schemes

These criminal operations entailed over twenty-nine billion yuan (over four billion dollars; £3.1bn). These activities also led to the deaths of several from China individuals, the suicide of one and several injuries, reports announced.

The strict sentences handed down by the judicial body are within the Chinese initiative to eliminate the extensive fraud networks in South East Asia - and send a strong warning to further illegal syndicates.

Context of the Groups

These clans became dominant in the 2000s with the assistance of Min Aung Hlaing - who currently heads Myanmar's junta. The leader had wanted to bolster partners in Laukkaing after replacing its previous leader.

Among the clans, the Bais were "the top", Bai Yingcang before told state media.

Back then, the clan was the most powerful in each of the political and armed spheres," the individual said in a documentary about the Bai family, aired on Chinese state media in July.

In the same documentary, a individual at one of fraud facilities narrated the mistreatment he had experienced there: besides being beaten, he had his fingernails yanked out with pliers and two of his digits cut off with a kitchen knife.

More Accusations

Bai Yingcang is among those who were given to death this week. He has also been separately convicted of planning to traffic and make a large quantity of illegal drugs, official sources announced.

Downfall of the Clans

The families' end came in 2023 as situations altered.

Previously Chinese authorities has encouraged the Myanmar junta to control scam operations in the area.

Last year, the law enforcement issued arrest warrants for the key figures of these clans.

Bai Suocheng, the clan's head, was among the warlords who were handed to Beijing from the country in recent months.

For what reason is the state making such extensive work to pursue the four families?" a Chinese investigator said in the summer report.

This serves as a warning other people, regardless of who you are, your base, if you engage in these terrible acts affecting the nationals, you will be held accountable."