US EditionChinese Court Gives Death Sentence to Myanmar Crime Syndicate Boss Bai Suocheng
Five leaders of a Myanmar crime syndicate received death sentences in China for telecom fraud and violence causing six Chinese deaths, amid a $4.1 billion scam crackdown.
- A Chinese court has sentenced five members of the infamous Myanmar Bai crime family to death for their involvement in a multi-billion dollar cybercrime syndicate.
- The Bai family gained power in the 2000s and controlled compounds housing cyberscam activities and casinos that involved over 29 billion Chinese yuan .
- The harsh death sentences are part of China's crackdown on vast scam networks in Southeast Asia and a warning to other criminal syndicates.
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Seven members of a criminal group were accused of running dozens of crime centres on the border with Burma. Five of them were found guilty and sentenced to death.
The actions of those sentenced to death on Tuesday caused "the death of six Chinese nationals, the suicide of another Chinese national and injuries to several others", according to "New China".
China issues death sentences to 5 members of Myanmar criminal gang
China sentenced five people to death on Tuesday for their involvement in a violent criminal gang with fraud operations in Myanmar’s Kokang region along the border, state media reported. Members of a violent criminal gang running scam operations in Myanmar face trial in a court in Shenzhen, China, on November 4, 2025. Photo: Screenshot, via CCTV. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners — many of them…
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