China sentences three people to death for running Myanmar scam centres

Dozens more were imprisoned for their involvement in crimes including telecommunications fraud, trafficking and murder.Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026A court in eastern China has sentenced three members of a criminal gang to death for operating a network of scam centres in Myanmar.In a statement released on Tuesday, Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court, a high court in southeastern Fujian province, said it had sentenced Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang for their involvement in the “Wei family criminal gang”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Myanmar military raids online scam hub, arrests nearly 350 on Thai borderlist 2 of 4China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam operations: State medialist 3 of 4More than 5,300 people still held in Myanmar scam centres: rights grouplist 4 of 4Online scam centres fuelling human trafficking worldwide, warns UN agencyend of listThe syndicate was involved in crimes including drug trafficking, organised prostitution, illegal casino operations, telecommunications fraud and the murder of at least two Chinese nationals.The court said Wei was one of the group’s leaders and was found guilty of several crimes, including murder.Three ...