China has executed 11 people who were convicted of being part of criminal gangs in Myanmar, including “key members” of telecom fraud operations, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
The 11 were found guilty and sentenced to death in September by a court in Wenzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, Xinhua news agency said.
China executes 11 people tied to Myanmar scam compounds
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The 11 members of gangs based in northern Myanmar were sentenced to death in September. Beijing has been cracking down on cyberscam compounds in Southeast Asia in recent years.
This aerial photo taken on September 17, 2025 shows the KK Park complex in Myanmar’s eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand’s border province of Tak.
The KK Park complex in Myawaddy was a major hub for cyberscams and human trafficking
China has executed 11 people who were convicted of being part of criminal gangs in Myanmar, including “key members” of telecom fraud operations, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
The 11 were found guilty and sentenced to death in September by a court in Wenzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, Xinhua news agency said.
Executed for murder, illegal detention, fraud and gambling
The executed criminals included members of the “Ming family criminal group,” state media said.
They were sentenced to death “for crimes including intentional homicide, intentional injury, illegal detention, fraud and operating gambling establishments,” Xinhua reported.
The 11 criminals had been found guilty of having “established multiple operational bases in Myanmar to engage in telecom fraud, operate illegal gambling dens and commit other crimes” in operations dating back to 2015.
According to the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), which reviewed the case after the 11 defendants appealed the verdict, the funds involved in the fraud operations and gambling exceeded 10 billion yuan (around €1.2 billion or $1.4 billion).
“The gangs also intentionally murdered, assaulted, and illegally detained people involved in fraud, resulting in the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and causing injuries to others,” Xinhua reported.
