US EditionChina executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia: State media
The Ming family ran scam and gambling operations in Myanmar causing 14 Chinese deaths and over 10 billion yuan in illicit profits, leading to a crackdown by Chinese and Myanmar authorities.
- 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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Billions of dollars are involved in such centers in Southeast Asia. Illegal gambling, prostitution, drug trafficking, and large-scale fraud are prevalent, often via the internet.
Implementations were carried out following the approval of the Supreme Court of the People's Republic
China executes 11 people convicted in scam crackdown
China executed 11 people convicted of intentional homicide, fraud and other crimes linked to a cross-border scam operation, after the country’s top court approved their death sentences, authorities said Thursday.The announcement was published on the webiste for the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, China’s highest state body responsible for criminal prosecution and oversight.The executions followed a ruling and execution order from the Supreme Peo…
On the border with China, they led large Scam centers in which they forced people to cheat unsuspecting victims. Now, the death sentences against eleven gang members were executed.
The executions were carried out by a court in the city of Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, after approval from the Supreme People's Court in Beijing.
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