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A Chinese court has handed down death sentences to a group of top members of an infamous Myanmar mafia to death as Beijing continues its campaign on scam networks in Southeast Asian region.

Altogether, twenty-one Bai family members and associates were found guilty of fraud, homicide, assault and other crimes, reported a official document published on the court portal.

The family is among a few of syndicates that gained influence in the 2000s and converted the impoverished isolated region of Laukkaing into a lucrative center of casinos and entertainment zones.

Recently they turned to fraudulent schemes in which thousands of smuggled workers, several of them from China, are ensnared, harmed and obligated to defraud victims in criminal enterprises estimated at billions.

Details of the Sentencing

Syndicate leader the patriarch and his offspring Bai Yingcang were included in the several figures condemned to capital punishment by the court in Shenzhen. Another individual, Hu Xiaojiang and A fourth person were the remaining punished.

A couple of individuals of the clan syndicate were given conditional death penalties. Several were given to life in prison, while additional individuals were handed prison terms ranging from a period of 3-20 years.

The clan, who controlled their own armed group, created forty-one bases to house their digital scam operations and casinos, government reported.

Magnitude of Criminal Schemes

These criminal activities involved over 29 billion local currency ($4.1 billion; £3.1 billion). These activities also caused the deaths of six Chinese individuals, the self-inflicted death of an individual and numerous harm, reports announced.

The harsh penalties issued by the court are within the Chinese campaign to eliminate the extensive scam operations in Southeast Asia - and deliver a stern warning to further criminal groups.

History of the Groups

Such clans gained influence in the 2000s with the assistance of Min Aung Hlaing - who currently heads the country's military government. The leader had wanted to bolster associates in the town after ousting its earlier ruler.

Within the clans, the Bais were "the top", Bai Yingcang earlier stated to official sources.

During that period, our Bai family was the leading in each of the government and military spheres," he said in a documentary about the clan, aired on national media in July.

In the same report, a worker at a fraud facilities recalled the mistreatment he had endured at the location: in addition to being beaten, he had his nails removed with pliers and two of his digits amputated with a blade.

Additional Accusations

Bai Yingcang is included in those who were sentenced to execution in the latest ruling. The individual has also been separately sentenced of planning to trade and manufacture eleven tons of illegal drugs, state media stated.

End of the Clans

The families' end happened in last year as situations changed.

Over a long period Chinese authorities has pressed the local government to rein in fraudulent activities in the area.

Recently, the law enforcement announced detention orders for the most prominent individuals of such clans.

Bai Suocheng, the clan's leader, was among the warlords who were extradited to Beijing from the country in the beginning of the year.

"Why is the state making significant resources to go after the clans?" a official said in the summer report.

This serves as a warning other people, no matter your identity, your base, as long as you carry out such serious offenses against the citizens, you will be held accountable."