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One Chinese judicial body has handed down death sentences to a group of top individuals of an infamous Myanmar organized crime group to capital punishment as Chinese authorities persists in its efforts on fraudulent activities in South East Asia.

Overall, 21 clan individuals and collaborators were found guilty of fraud, homicide, assault and various offenses, stated a official announcement published on the judicial portal.

The group is among a few of organized crime groups that rose to power in the last two decades and converted the underdeveloped backwater town of the town into a profitable base of gambling establishments and red-light districts.

Over the past few years they turned to fraudulent schemes in which thousands of illegally moved workers, many of them from China, are trapped, mistreated and compelled to cheat targets in criminal enterprises worth billions of dollars.

Information of the Sentencing

Syndicate boss the patriarch and his offspring the younger Bai were included in the group of figures condemned to execution by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. Another individual, A third figure and A fourth person were the other three sentenced.

Two individuals of the Bai family syndicate were given conditional death penalties. Five were condemned to life in prison, while additional individuals were given jail terms ranging from a period of 3-20 years.

The Bais, who commanded their own militia, established 41 compounds to host their cyberscam operations and gambling houses, government reported.

Scale of Unlawful Operations

Such illegal operations involved exceeding twenty-nine billion yuan (over four billion dollars; £3.1bn). These activities also resulted in the fatalities of six from China citizens, the self-inflicted death of one and several assaults, state media announced.

The strict punishments delivered by the court are within the Chinese effort to eliminate the extensive fraud rings in the region - and issue a firm message to further illegal groups.

Context of the Families

These clans rose to power in the recent decades with the support of a prominent figure - who now leads the country's regime. He had wanted to support allies in Laukkaing after removing its former ruler.

Within the families, the this family were "absolutely number one", the son before told state media.

During that period, we was the most powerful in each of the government and military spheres," he said in a documentary about the Bai family, aired on official channels in the summer.

In the same report, a individual at their illegal operations recalled the mistreatment he had experienced at the location: besides being hit, he had his nails extracted with pliers and two of his fingers cut off with a blade.

Further Charges

The son is included in those who were condemned to execution in the latest ruling. The individual has additionally been independently found guilty of planning to trade and manufacture 11 tonnes of illegal drugs, state media reported.

Downfall of the Families

The families' end happened in recent times as political winds altered.

Previously Chinese authorities has encouraged the regime to limit fraudulent activities in Laukkaing.

Recently, the authorities issued legal actions for the most prominent figures of such families.

The patriarch, the clan's patriarch, was among the individuals who were extradited to Beijing from the country in recent months.

For what reason is the authorities putting such extensive work to pursue the groups?" a expert commented in the summer report.

The purpose is to caution groups, no matter your identity, where you are, as long as you commit these serious offenses against the nationals, you will pay the price."