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A Chinese judicial body has handed down death sentences to several leading members of a notorious Myanmar organized crime group to capital punishment as Chinese authorities persists in its campaign on fraudulent networks in the region.

Altogether, 21 clan individuals and collaborators were sentenced of scams, murder, assault and other offenses, reported a state media announcement released on the court portal.

This clan is one of a few of organized crime groups that rose to power in the last two decades and converted the underdeveloped isolated region of Laukkaing into a lucrative base of casinos and entertainment zones.

In recent years they pivoted to fraudulent schemes in which thousands of illegally moved workers, several of them from China, are ensnared, harmed and forced to defraud others in illegal operations valued at billions of dollars.

Details of the Sentencing

Syndicate head the patriarch and his son the younger Bai were among the group of individuals condemned to capital punishment by the court in Shenzhen. Another individual, A third figure and A fourth person were the other three sentenced.

A couple of members of the Bai family mafia were given suspended death sentences. Five were given to permanent incarceration, while nine others were given jail sentences ranging from several years to two decades.

This family, who led their own armed group, set up forty-one compounds to house their online fraud operations and casinos, authorities said.

Magnitude of Unlawful Schemes

These illegal enterprises included over 29 billion yuan ($4.1bn; £3.1 billion). They also resulted in the fatalities of several from China individuals, the self-inflicted death of an individual and numerous injuries, reports reported.

The harsh punishments delivered by the judicial body are part of the Chinese effort to eradicate the extensive fraud networks in Southeast Asia - and send a stern message to additional illegal syndicates.

Background of the Clans

These families rose to power in the early 2000s with the assistance of a military leader - who is in charge of the country's junta. The leader had intended to prop up associates in Laukkaing after removing its previous leader.

Within the groups, the Bais were "the most powerful", the son earlier informed official sources.

During that period, our Bai family was the dominant in both the government and military spheres," the individual stated in a film about the clan, shown on Chinese state media in the summer.

In the same film, a employee at one of illegal operations described the abuse he had endured at the location: besides being hit, he had his nails removed with instruments and a couple of his fingers cut off with a tool.

Further Allegations

Bai Yingcang is included in those who were given to execution this week. He has also been separately sentenced of conspiring to smuggle and produce a large quantity of narcotics, reports reported.

Downfall of the Clans

Their downfall came in recent times as situations altered.

For years Beijing has encouraged the Myanmar junta to control scam operations in the area.

Last year, the law enforcement issued legal actions for the leading members of such families.

Bai Suocheng, the clan's leader, was included in the figures who were transferred to Beijing from the country in the beginning of the year.

For what reason is the authorities making such extensive work to go after the four families?" a expert said in the summer documentary.

The purpose is to caution other people, regardless of your identity, your base, as long as you commit these heinous acts targeting the citizens, you will face consequences."