US EditionChina executes four more Myanmar mafia members
Four Bai family mafia members were executed for leading a $4.2 billion telecom scam network in Myanmar that caused six Chinese deaths, part of China's crackdown on cross-border fraud.
- On February 02, 2026 the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court said four members of the Bai family mafia were executed for causing six Chinese deaths and defrauding over 29 billion yuan in Myanmar.
- Bai clan established 41 compounds in Myanmar's Kokang region running casinos and telecom scam operations backed by a militia involving kidnappings and drug trafficking.
- The Shenzhen court sentenced five people, including Bai Suocheng, to death in November, and the Guangdong Provincial High People's Court dismissed their appeals, the court said.
- Beijing framed the executions as part of a wider crackdown on scam parks in Southeast Asia, where regional authorities face mounting pressure from China, the United States and others; 11 other accused operators were announced last week.
- Court officials described the offences as `exceptionally heinous`, with serious consequences posing a tremendous threat, while state media documentaries emphasised authorities' resolve to eradicate scam networks.
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China Expands Executions of Myanmar Scam Centre Suspects as Part of Sweeping Crackdown
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. China has carried out further executions of individuals convicted in connection with sprawling scam operations run out of Myanmar, part of a broader campaign by Beijing to dismantle transnational fraud networks blamed for targeting victims across the globe. World News | China Expands Executions of Myanmar Scam Centre Suspects as Part of Sweeping Crackdown.
China has executed four death sentences against members of the Bai mafia family, which ran a network of scam centers in Myanmar, Xinhua reported.
China executes 4 senior members of Myanmar-based criminal gang
China has carried out the death sentences of four leading members of the Bai family criminal group based in northern Myanmar. They were sentenced to death in November 2025 for crimes including intentional homicide, telecom fraud and drug trafficking.
China executes 4 leading members of northern Myanmar-based criminal gang
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