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One China's court has condemned five leading figures of a well-known Myanmar mafia to capital punishment as Beijing continues its crackdown on fraudulent activities in the region.

In all, twenty-one Bai family figures and partners were sentenced of scams, murder, injury and additional crimes, said a official document released on the judicial website.

The family is among a small number of syndicates that gained influence in the 2000s and changed the poor isolated region of Laukkaing into a profitable center of gambling establishments and entertainment zones.

Over the past few years they shifted to illegal operations in which many of illegally moved workers, a large number of them from China, are trapped, harmed and compelled to cheat others in unlawful enterprises valued at billions.

Information of the Verdict

Syndicate boss Bai Suocheng and his son the younger Bai were among the group of men given to death by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. Yang Liqiang, A third figure and Chen Guangyi were the other three punished.

A couple of members of the clan mafia were given suspended death sentences. Five were condemned to life imprisonment, while additional individuals were given prison sentences varying from three to 20 years.

This family, who led their own private army, created 41 facilities to host their online fraud schemes and gambling houses, officials stated.

Scale of Illegal Activities

These criminal operations included more than 29bn local currency (over four billion dollars; over three billion pounds). These activities also led to the demise of several from China citizens, the suicide of one and several assaults, reports stated.

The strict punishments delivered by the judicial body are a component of China's campaign to eliminate the vast fraud networks in Southeast Asia - and send a firm warning to further criminal groups.

Context of the Clans

These clans became dominant in the 2000s with the help of a military leader - who currently heads the country's junta. He had intended to bolster allies in the town after replacing its former leader.

Among the families, the Bais were "the top", Bai Yingcang previously stated to official sources.

During that period, the clan was the dominant in both the political and military circles," the individual said in a documentary about the Bai family, broadcast on official channels in July.

Within that report, a individual at one of illegal operations narrated the mistreatment he had experienced at the location: besides being beaten, he had his fingernails extracted with instruments and a couple of his fingers amputated with a tool.

Further Allegations

The son is included in those who were condemned to death recently. The individual has additionally been separately sentenced of planning to smuggle and produce a large quantity of illegal drugs, state media reported.

Decline of the Families

The families' fall happened in recent times as situations altered.

Previously Beijing has encouraged the local government to limit scam schemes in the area.

Last year, the law enforcement issued arrest warrants for the most prominent individuals of these clans.

Bai Suocheng, the Bai family's leader, was among the individuals who were transferred to Beijing from the country in the beginning of the year.

For what reason is the state making such extensive work to target the four families?" a official stated in the summer film.

The purpose is to caution groups, no matter your identity, where you are, when you engage in such terrible offenses affecting the citizens, you will be held accountable."