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China Executes 11 Linked to Myanmar Criminal Gangs
- China's state media reported on January 29, 2026 that the Wenzhou city Intermediate People's Court executed 11 people tied to scam centres in Myanmar.
- After detentions in 2023, Myanmar authorities handed suspects to China amid Beijing's pressure, with the Ming family running Laukkaing's scam centres generating more than 10bn yuan between 2015 and 2023.
- Court records show the Ming family’s crimes caused 14 Chinese deaths and included homicide, unlawful detention, fraud, and casino establishment; their September sentencing was appealed but upheld by the Supreme People's Court, Beijing.
- Wenzhou's court announced executions of 11 suspects on January 29; five defendants received two-year-reprieve death sentences and 23 others got prison terms amid thousands repatriated in recent years.
- Operating at industrial scale, the scam industry in Myanmar employs 120,000 people, with recent extraditions including Chen Zhi showing intensified regional efforts against networks.
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The Ming family was one of the so-called “four families” in northern Myanmar, where they operated from various centers that they themselves built through influence and the use of armed forces.The Ming family, mainly dedicated to Internet scams, was led by Ming Xuechang, who in 2023 took his life during his arrest.That death was the beginning of the fall of the empire even when members expanded to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, where China has much…
Their empire of scams collapsed in 2023, when they were arrested and handed over to China by ethnic militias
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