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A Chinese judicial body has sentenced a group of prominent figures of an infamous Myanmar organized crime group to execution as Chinese authorities persists in its efforts on scam activities in the region.

Overall, 21 clan members and associates were found guilty of fraud, murder, assault and other crimes, said a state media document posted on the court website.

The group is one of a small number of mafias that rose to power in the early 2000s and changed the underdeveloped remote area of Laukkaing into a profitable base of gambling establishments and nightlife areas.

In recent years they turned to fraudulent schemes in which numerous of trafficked workers, many of them from China, are caught, harmed and obligated to defraud victims in criminal enterprises valued at billions of dollars.

Details of the Sentencing

Mafia leader Bai Suocheng and his heir Bai Yingcang were among the five figures sentenced to execution by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. Yang Liqiang, A third figure and A fourth person were the other three convicted.

A couple of figures of the Bai family syndicate were received suspended death sentences. Several were given to life in prison, while additional individuals were received jail terms ranging from several years to two decades.

The clan, who commanded their own armed group, set up 41 compounds to accommodate their online fraud activities and betting establishments, government reported.

Magnitude of Criminal Activities

These unlawful operations entailed more than 29bn yuan ($4.1bn; £3.1bn). They also resulted in the fatalities of several Chinese individuals, the self-inflicted death of an individual and multiple harm, state media reported.

The strict penalties handed down by the judicial body are within the Chinese initiative to eliminate the extensive scam networks in South East Asia - and send a strong signal to other unlawful organizations.

Context of the Clans

Such families rose to power in the recent decades with the support of a prominent figure - who currently heads the country's military government. He had wanted to prop up allies in the town after replacing its earlier warlord.

Within the families, the this family were "the top", the son before told state media.

"At that time, our Bai family was the leading in each of the political and military spheres," the individual remarked in a report about the Bai family, aired on official channels in the summer.

Within that film, a individual at their fraud facilities described the harm he had endured at the location: besides being assaulted, he had his fingernails yanked out with tools and two of his digits amputated with a kitchen knife.

Additional Charges

The son is included in those who were given to execution in the latest ruling. The individual has additionally been independently sentenced of conspiring to smuggle and make a large quantity of narcotics, reports announced.

Downfall of the Families

The families' fall happened in last year as political winds changed.

Previously Chinese authorities has urged the Myanmar junta to control fraudulent operations in Laukkaing.

Last year, the Chinese police announced arrest warrants for the leading individuals of these groups.

Bai Suocheng, the clan's leader, was included in the individuals who were handed to China from the country in the beginning of the year.

For what reason is the state making significant resources to pursue the groups?" a official commented in the summer report.

This serves as a warning groups, no matter who you are, your location, when you engage in these heinous offenses affecting the Chinese people, you will be held accountable."