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A Chinese court has sentenced a group of prominent figures of a notorious Myanmar mafia to execution as Chinese authorities continues its efforts on scam operations in the region.

In all, twenty-one clan members and associates were sentenced of scams, homicide, assault and various offenses, said a official document posted on the judicial portal.

The group is one of a few of syndicates that gained influence in the early 2000s and converted the poor backwater town of Laukkaing into a wealthy base of gambling establishments and entertainment zones.

Recently they shifted to illegal operations in which many of illegally moved individuals, several of them Chinese, are trapped, harmed and compelled to cheat targets in criminal operations estimated at billions of dollars.

Information of the Sentencing

Syndicate leader Bai Suocheng and his son the younger Bai were included in the group of figures condemned to capital punishment by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. Yang Liqiang, A third figure and A fourth person were the remaining sentenced.

Two individuals of the Bai family syndicate were given conditional death penalties. Several were given to life in prison, while more figures were received jail sentences varying from three to 20 years.

The clan, who led their own armed group, set up 41 facilities to host their online fraud schemes and betting establishments, government reported.

Extent of Unlawful Operations

These unlawful operations entailed over twenty-nine billion local currency (over four billion dollars; over three billion pounds). They also caused the fatalities of several Chinese nationals, the suicide of an individual and several harm, reports stated.

The strict punishments issued by the court are within China's effort to eliminate the large fraud networks in the region - and send a stern signal to further criminal organizations.

Context of the Groups

Such clans became dominant in the recent decades with the assistance of a military leader - who now leads the country's military government. The leader had wanted to prop up allies in the town after replacing its former ruler.

Among the clans, the Bais were "the most powerful", Bai Yingcang previously told official sources.

"At that time, the clan was the leading in both the government and armed spheres," the individual stated in a documentary about the clan, aired on official channels in July.

In the same documentary, a worker at their illegal operations narrated the harm he had experienced at the location: in addition to being hit, he had his fingernails extracted with tools and a couple of his fingers amputated with a kitchen knife.

Additional Accusations

The son is included in those who were given to death this week. He has also been separately sentenced of conspiring to traffic and produce 11 tonnes of narcotics, official sources announced.

Downfall of the Families

The families' end occurred in recent times as political winds shifted.

Over a long period Chinese authorities has urged the regime to rein in scam schemes in Laukkaing.

Recently, the law enforcement announced legal actions for the leading figures of such clans.

The patriarch, the Bai family's patriarch, was included in the figures who were extradited to Beijing from Myanmar in recent months.

For what reason is the authorities making significant resources to go after the four families?" a official commented in the July documentary.

This serves as a warning groups, regardless of who you are, where you are, as long as you carry out such heinous crimes against the Chinese people, you will be held accountable."