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China Executes 11 Linked to Myanmar Criminal Gangs
The Ming family’s scam and gambling operations in Myanmar generated over 10 billion yuan and caused 14 Chinese deaths, prompting China’s crackdown and executions.
- 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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No one should be surprised that Beijing has executed 11 members of an organised crime family in northern Myanmar who were sentenced to death in September. China executes more people than any other country in the world, according to human rights groups – accurate number is a state secret. Officials are already executed for corruption. The charges brought by the Ming family were much more serious, according to BBC.
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