xinhua

 

Five senior members of the notorious Bai family mafia have been sentenced to death by a Chinese court, marking a dramatic escalation in Beijing’s campaign against transnational scam syndicates operating across Southeast Asia.

 

The verdict, handed down by the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, follows the conviction of 21 Bai family members and associates for crimes including fraud, homicide, and grievous bodily harm. Among those condemned were Bai Suocheng, the family patriarch, and his son Bai Yingcang—once hailed as the most powerful figures in Laukkaing, a remote Myanmar town turned criminal enclave.

 

The Bai clan rose to prominence in the 2000s, transforming Laukkaing into a haven for casinos and illicit trade. In recent years, their empire shifted towards cyberscams, trafficking thousands of workers—many Chinese—into brutal compounds where they were forced to defraud victims in operations worth over £3 billion. State media reports link the syndicate to six deaths, one suicide, and numerous injuries.

 

Authorities say the Bais ran 41 scam centres and maintained their own militia. Bai Yingcang was also convicted of conspiring to traffic and produce 11 tonnes of methamphetamine.

 

The crackdown is part of China’s broader effort to dismantle criminal networks in Myanmar’s borderlands. In September, 11 members of the rival Ming family were also sentenced to death. Both clans had enjoyed protection under Myanmar’s military leadership, with Min Aung Hlaing reportedly backing their rise after ousting Laukkaing’s former warlord.

 

The fall of the Bais began in 2023, when Chinese police issued arrest warrants and pressed Myanmar’s junta to cooperate. Bai Suocheng was extradited to China in early 2024.

 

A Chinese investigator, speaking in a state documentary, summed up the government’s stance: “No matter who you are, where you are—if you commit such heinous crimes against the Chinese people, you will pay the price.”

 

The message is clear: Beijing is drawing a hard line against cross-border criminal empires—and it’s willing to pursue justice wherever the trail leads.

 

 

-2025-11-05

Greedy people never know when to stop.

...That Would Do The Trick...

 

...Too Bad In Most Cases They Would Rather 'Compromise' Themselves & The Law... (?)

 

...Thus Crime Never Goes Down...

So much for the Chinese policy if not interfering in domestic issues in another country.

Not knocking what that have done, applaud it actually, but the hypocrisy....

2 hours ago, emptypockets said:

So much for the Chinese policy if not interfering in domestic issues in another country.

Not knocking what that have done, applaud it actually, but the hypocrisy....

It did say they were trafficking and abusing  chinese nationals so it seems they had just cause and as you say if all is true f.ck them they won't do it again 

Hopefully this will lessen the amount of meth crossing the border and the Thai military won’t have to be wasting so much ammo on smugglers.

19 hours ago, Dave0206 said:

It did say they were trafficking and abusing  chinese nationals so it seems they had just cause and as you say if all is true f.ck them they won't do it again 

Maybe they need to pay a visit to Pattaya and Phuket and round plenty more up.