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A Chinese judicial body has condemned a group of leading members of a notorious Burmese organized crime group to execution as Beijing persists in its campaign on scam operations in the region.

In all, twenty-one clan individuals and collaborators were convicted of scams, homicide, assault and other crimes, reported a state media announcement released on the judicial website.

The group is among a handful of mafias that rose to power in the last two decades and transformed the impoverished backwater town of the town into a wealthy center of gambling establishments and entertainment zones.

Recently they turned to scams in which numerous of smuggled workers, many of them from China, are ensnared, harmed and compelled to scam others in criminal operations valued at billions.

Details of the Verdict

Syndicate boss the patriarch and his offspring the younger Bai were included in the group of men condemned to capital punishment by the judicial body. Another individual, Hu Xiaojiang and A fourth person were the other three sentenced.

A couple of individuals of the Bai family mafia were received delayed executions. Several were condemned to life imprisonment, while more figures were handed prison terms varying from three to 20 years.

The clan, who commanded their own private army, set up 41 facilities to accommodate their digital scam activities and gambling houses, officials said.

Extent of Unlawful Activities

These illegal enterprises entailed more than 29bn local currency ($4.1 billion; £3.1bn). They also led to the deaths of six Chinese citizens, the suicide of one and several harm, state media reported.

The harsh penalties handed down by the judicial body are within China's effort to eradicate the vast fraud operations in Southeast Asia - and issue a firm signal to further illegal syndicates.

Background of the Clans

Such families became dominant in the 2000s with the help of Min Aung Hlaing - who currently heads Myanmar's regime. The leader had aimed to prop up associates in the town after ousting its former leader.

Within the clans, the Bais were "the top", Bai Yingcang before stated to official sources.

Back then, we was the leading in each of the government and military circles," he said in a report about the Bai family, shown on official channels in the summer.

Within that film, a worker at their their scam centres described the mistreatment he had suffered there: in addition to being hit, he had his fingernails yanked out with instruments and a couple of his digits cut off with a blade.

More Accusations

The son is among those who were sentenced to death recently. He has additionally been independently sentenced of organizing to trade and produce eleven tons of methamphetamine, official sources reported.

Downfall of the Families

The families' downfall occurred in last year as situations changed.

Previously Chinese authorities has urged the Myanmar junta to rein in fraudulent schemes in the area.

Last year, the Chinese police announced legal actions for the key individuals of such groups.

Bai Suocheng, the clan's patriarch, was among the warlords who were extradited to China from the country in the beginning of the year.

For what reason is the authorities putting so much effort to go after the four families?" a Chinese investigator stated in the July film.

This serves as a warning individuals, regardless of who you are, your base, if you engage in such serious acts targeting the nationals, you will pay the price."