"They had been found guilty of crimes including "fraud, intentional homicide, intentional injury, kidnapping, extortion [and] forced prostitution," among other things. One member, Bai Yingcang, was also found to have "colluded to sell and manufacture about 11 tons of methamphetamine." According to the court, the group ran sprawling scam complexes in the Kokang region of northern Myanmar. Their activities were found to have led to the deaths of six Chinese citizens and injuries to "many" others, the court said."
"Beijing has continued to clamp down on Myanmar-based telecom scams with another set of executions. The fraud operations reportedly involve cryptocurrency investments and also have links to drug smuggling. Four more people have been executed in China as authorities continue to clamp down on Myanmar-based fraud syndicates, a Chinese court confirmed on Monday the second such announcement in less than a week."
China executed four alleged leaders of the "Bai family criminal group" after convictions for fraud, intentional homicide, intentional injury, kidnapping, extortion and forced prostitution. One member, Bai Yingcang, was convicted of colluding to sell and manufacture about 11 tons of methamphetamine. The group operated sprawling scam complexes in Myanmar's Kokang region, with activities blamed for six Chinese deaths and many injuries. A fifth suspect had been sentenced to death earlier, and the group's alleged ringleader reportedly died of illness. Recent actions followed the execution of 11 people linked to the "Ming family" telecom scams. Beijing increased cooperation with neighboring governments to target cryptocurrency and romance fraud networks run from large compounds employing thousands.
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