🔗 Share this article Chinese Courts Sentences Infamous Burmese Scam Mafia Figures to Capital Punishment The Patriarch, Head of the Prominent Family, Among the Burmese Figures Transferred to Beijing in Recent Times One Chinese court has condemned several top figures of a notorious Burmese mafia to death as Chinese authorities maintains its efforts on fraudulent activities in the region. In all, twenty-one Bai family figures and partners were convicted of fraud, homicide, injury and various offenses, reported a state media document published on the court portal. This clan is one of a small number of syndicates that gained influence in the last two decades and converted the impoverished remote area of the town into a profitable hub of gambling establishments and red-light districts. Over the past few years they turned to illegal operations in which numerous of smuggled workers, a large number of them Chinese, are trapped, abused and obligated to scam victims in illegal activities estimated at billions of dollars. Details of the Sentencing Syndicate leader the patriarch and his son the younger Bai were among the group of individuals condemned to death by the judicial body. Yang Liqiang, Hu Xiaojiang and Chen Guangyi were the remaining convicted. Two members of the clan mafia were handed conditional death penalties. Several were given to permanent incarceration, while additional individuals were handed prison terms varying from several years to two decades. The Bais, who commanded their own militia, established forty-one bases to accommodate their digital scam activities and gambling houses, government reported. Magnitude of Criminal Activities Such criminal activities involved exceeding 29bn local currency (over four billion dollars; £3.1bn). They also resulted in the fatalities of six Chinese citizens, the suicide of one and multiple assaults, official sources reported. The harsh sentences handed down by the judicial body are part of the Chinese campaign to eradicate the large scam operations in the region - and send a stern signal to further criminal groups. Background of the Families These groups rose to power in the early 2000s with the help of a prominent figure - who now leads Myanmar's regime. The leader had intended to support partners in the town after replacing its earlier ruler. Among the families, the this family were "the most powerful", the son earlier informed official sources. During that period, the clan was the most powerful in each of the political and armed spheres," he said in a report about the clan, shown on national media in July. During the film, a employee at their fraud facilities described the harm he had suffered there: in addition to being beaten, he had his fingernails yanked out with pliers and two of his digits amputated with a tool. More Allegations The son is included in those who were given to execution in the latest ruling. The individual has also been independently sentenced of organizing to trade and manufacture 11 tonnes of methamphetamine, reports stated. Downfall of the Families Their end occurred in recent times as situations changed. Over a long period Chinese authorities has pressed the regime to limit scam operations in the area. Recently, the Chinese police released detention orders for the key figures of such clans. The patriarch, the clan's leader, was included in the individuals who were extradited to Beijing from Myanmar in the beginning of the year. For what reason is the state making such extensive work to target the groups?" a Chinese investigator commented in the July documentary. The purpose is to caution individuals, no matter your identity, your location, if you engage in such terrible crimes affecting the nationals, you will pay the price."