Chinese courts carried out death sentences for additional leaders of large scam and gambling syndicates operating from Myanmar’s Kokang region. Authorities said the groups ran industrial‑scale telecom/online fraud, kidnapping, extortion and drug‑trafficking networks that bilked victims of billions of yuan as part of a wider crackdown on transnational “scam park” operations.

Chinese courts have executed additional ringleaders tied to organized scam and gambling syndicates operating out of Myanmar’s Kokang region, state media and prosecutors said. The defendants were convicted in a broad Beijing crackdown on transnational “scam park” networks that prosecutors allege used call centers, fake investment platforms and online gambling sites to defraud victims, as well as violent methods including kidnapping and extortion to enforce collections. Authorities described the operations as industrial in scale, responsible for billings of billions of yuan and intertwined with drug‑trafficking and money‑laundering channels spanning multiple jurisdictions. The recent executions follow earlier capital sentences and mass prosecutions of syndicate members, underscoring Beijing’s intensified cross‑border enforcement posture. Chinese officials framed the measures as necessary to dismantle sprawling illegal ecosystems that exploited telecommunications and internet platforms to recruit victims and launder proceeds. International observers and rights groups have noted the transnational complexity of the cases and urged cooperative mechanisms to address evidence sharing and suspect repatriation in future prosecutions.