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One Chinese court has handed down death sentences to a group of prominent figures of a well-known Burmese organized crime group to execution as Beijing maintains its campaign on scam activities in the region.

In all, twenty-one clan members and associates were sentenced of fraud, murder, assault and various offenses, stated a official report posted on the court portal.

The group is one of a handful of organized crime groups that gained influence in the early 2000s and transformed the poor remote area of the town into a wealthy center of gambling establishments and nightlife areas.

Over the past few years they shifted to illegal operations in which thousands of smuggled people, a large number of them Chinese, are ensnared, harmed and obligated to scam targets in illegal enterprises estimated at huge sums.

Specifics of the Judgment

Mafia boss Bai Suocheng and his heir Bai Yingcang were included in the group of individuals sentenced to death by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. Another individual, Hu Xiaojiang and Chen Guangyi were the additional convicted.

A couple of individuals of the Bai family mafia were given suspended death sentences. Five were condemned to life in prison, while more figures were received jail terms varying from several years to two decades.

The Bais, who commanded their own private army, set up forty-one facilities to host their cyberscam activities and betting establishments, authorities said.

Scale of Criminal Activities

Such criminal enterprises involved more than 29bn yuan ($4.1 billion; over three billion pounds). These activities also resulted in the fatalities of six Chinese individuals, the suicide of one and numerous injuries, official sources reported.

The strict sentences handed down by the judicial body are a component of the Chinese effort to eradicate the extensive scam operations in the region - and issue a firm signal to further criminal syndicates.

History of the Families

These clans rose to power in the early 2000s with the assistance of Min Aung Hlaing - who now leads the country's regime. The leader had intended to support partners in Laukkaing after replacing its earlier warlord.

Among the families, the this family were "the top", the son previously informed state media.

Back then, our Bai family was the leading in both the political and military spheres," the individual said in a report about the Bai family, broadcast on national media in the summer.

In the same film, a employee at their illegal operations narrated the mistreatment he had endured there: in addition to being assaulted, he had his nails removed with tools and a couple of his digits severed with a kitchen knife.

Additional Allegations

The son is included in those who were given to death recently. The individual has additionally been separately convicted of planning to smuggle and produce a large quantity of narcotics, official sources announced.

Decline of the Clans

The families' fall occurred in last year as situations changed.

For years Chinese authorities has encouraged the local government to rein in fraudulent schemes in Laukkaing.

Recently, the Chinese police issued detention orders for the key figures of such clans.

The patriarch, the clan's leader, was among the figures who were transferred to China from the country in recent months.

"Why is the Chinese government putting significant resources to target the clans?" a official commented in the July report.

This serves as a warning individuals, no matter who you are, your location, if you carry out these serious crimes affecting the Chinese people, you will face consequences."