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A Chinese judicial body has condemned five top members of a well-known Myanmar organized crime group to death as Chinese authorities maintains its efforts on scam networks in Southeast Asian region.

In all, twenty-one Bai family members and associates were convicted of scams, homicide, injury and other offenses, said a state media document released on the court portal.

The family is one of a small number of syndicates that became dominant in the 2000s and changed the impoverished isolated region of Laukkaing into a profitable center of gambling establishments and red-light districts.

Over the past few years they turned to fraudulent schemes in which thousands of smuggled people, a large number of them from China, are caught, mistreated and forced to cheat others in illegal enterprises valued at billions of dollars.

Information of the Verdict

Syndicate leader Bai Suocheng and his heir Bai Yingcang were included in the group of figures sentenced to execution by the court in Shenzhen. Yang Liqiang, A third figure and Chen Guangyi were the remaining sentenced.

A couple of members of the clan mafia were given delayed executions. Several were condemned to permanent incarceration, while additional individuals were received prison sentences ranging from a period of 3-20 years.

This family, who led their own armed group, established forty-one bases to host their cyberscam operations and casinos, officials stated.

Extent of Unlawful Schemes

These criminal activities included over 29 billion yuan ($4.1 billion; £3.1bn). They also led to the fatalities of several from China citizens, the suicide of an individual and several harm, official sources stated.

The harsh sentences handed down by the court are a component of China's initiative to eliminate the large scam operations in South East Asia - and deliver a strong message to additional unlawful organizations.

History of the Clans

These groups gained influence in the recent decades with the support of a military leader - who is in charge of the country's junta. He had wanted to bolster partners in the town after ousting its former ruler.

Among the clans, the this family were "absolutely number one", Bai Yingcang before stated to official sources.

"At that time, our Bai family was the dominant in each of the government and armed spheres," the individual stated in a documentary about the clan, shown on Chinese state media in the summer.

During the report, a individual at their their scam centres recalled the harm he had suffered at the location: in addition to being beaten, he had his nails extracted with pliers and a couple of his digits cut off with a kitchen knife.

More Charges

Bai Yingcang is included in those who were condemned to execution this week. He has additionally been independently sentenced of conspiring to trade and make a large quantity of narcotics, state media reported.

Downfall of the Clans

Their downfall happened in last year as political winds shifted.

For years Chinese authorities has urged the Myanmar junta to limit scam operations in the area.

Last year, the law enforcement released arrest warrants for the key individuals of these families.

Bai Suocheng, the clan's head, was included in the figures who were handed to Beijing from Myanmar in the beginning of the year.

For what reason is the state putting so much effort to pursue the groups?" a Chinese investigator said in the summer report.

The purpose is to caution other people, regardless of your position, where you are, as long as you carry out such terrible acts targeting the citizens, you will face consequences."