China executes four members of mafia family involved in Myanmar scam centres
Human trafficking is another major criminal aspect of such operations as many of the workers were recruited under false pretences, offering legitimate jobs, only to find themselves trapped in virtual slavery...
China has executed four members of a notorious mafia family accused of running scam centres in Myanmar and linked to the deaths of six Chinese nationals.
The Shenzhen court in November sentenced five members of the Bai mafia family to death for running a network of scam centres and casinos in Myanmar after convicting them of homicide, intentional injury, fraud, drug trafficking, and kidnapping.
The executions were carried out in Shenzhen, in southern China’s Guangdong province, after receiving approval from the Supreme People’s Court, state-media Xinhua reported.
One of the accused – group leader Bai Suocheng – had already died of illness after his conviction.
The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in south China announced the executions on Monday but it was not clear when the executions had been carried out.
It comes after China executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang for running scam centres in Myanmar last week.
For years, Laukkaing, a border town in Myanmar’s northern Shan State, was dominated by the Bais, the Mings and several other powerful families, who oversaw sprawling casino complexes, red light districts, and large-scale cyber-scam operations.
