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A China's court has condemned a group of leading members of an infamous Myanmar organized crime group to capital punishment as Chinese authorities persists in its efforts on scam networks in South East Asia.

Overall, 21 Bai family members and associates were sentenced of fraud, homicide, injury and other crimes, said a official document published on the court website.

This clan is among a few of organized crime groups that rose to power in the 2000s and converted the poor backwater town of the town into a wealthy hub of casinos and entertainment zones.

In recent years they pivoted to fraudulent schemes in which thousands of smuggled workers, a large number of them from China, are trapped, mistreated and obligated to scam others in unlawful operations valued at billions.

Specifics of the Sentencing

Mafia head Bai Suocheng and his offspring Bai Yingcang were included in the group of individuals given to execution by the judicial body. Yang Liqiang, A third figure and Chen Guangyi were the other three sentenced.

Two members of the Bai family syndicate were handed suspended death sentences. Five were condemned to life in prison, while additional individuals were received jail terms ranging from a period of 3-20 years.

This family, who controlled their own private army, created forty-one facilities to host their cyberscam activities and betting establishments, government stated.

Extent of Criminal Activities

Such illegal activities involved over 29 billion local currency (over four billion dollars; over three billion pounds). These activities also resulted in the fatalities of several Chinese citizens, the self-inflicted death of one and numerous harm, reports announced.

The severe punishments handed down by the court are part of the Chinese effort to eradicate the vast scam rings in Southeast Asia - and send a strong signal to additional criminal organizations.

History of the Families

These families rose to power in the early 2000s with the assistance of a military leader - who is in charge of Myanmar's junta. The leader had intended to prop up allies in the town after ousting its former leader.

Among the clans, the this family were "the top", Bai Yingcang previously informed official sources.

"At that time, our Bai family was the dominant in each of the political and armed spheres," he stated in a documentary about the clan, aired on official channels in July.

Within that report, a worker at their fraud facilities recalled the mistreatment he had endured at the location: in addition to being beaten, he had his fingernails removed with tools and two of his fingers cut off with a tool.

Additional Allegations

Bai Yingcang is included in those who were given to execution in the latest ruling. The individual has also been separately found guilty of conspiring to trade and produce eleven tons of methamphetamine, official sources announced.

End of the Clans

Their end occurred in last year as circumstances altered.

For years Chinese authorities has pressed the Myanmar junta to limit scam activities in Laukkaing.

Last year, the authorities released legal actions for the most prominent figures of such groups.

The patriarch, the clan's patriarch, was among the warlords who were extradited to China from the country in the beginning of the year.

For what reason is the state putting so much effort to go after the groups?" a expert said in the summer report.

"It's to warn groups, regardless of who you are, where you are, when you commit such serious crimes affecting the citizens, you will face consequences."