China cracks down on notorious Ming triad family empire Rebels stormed Laukkaing, freeing trafficked scam center workers Beijing shifts stance, once tolerated warlords now prosecuted Eleven members of a notorious triad family that operated scam centers, online gambling and casinos targeting Chinese citizens from across the Myanmar border have been sentenced to death by a court in eastern China. A judge in Wenzhou, eastern China was merciless on members of the Ming family, pictured above, whose criminal operations were valued at $1.4 billion. (Image: CCTV) The Ming family’s operations were based in the city of Laukkaing in Myanmar’s semi-lawless Shan State. Since 2015, the family engaged in criminal activities, including telecommunications fraud, illegal casinos, drug trafficking, and prostitution worth around $1.4 billion, according to Chinese state media. The court also found that the family and other criminal groups were responsible for the deaths of several scam center workers, some of whom had been shot to stop them from returning to China.…Read MoreCategory: Crime & Scandals, Chinese death sentences, cross-border crime, Kokang warlords, Laukkaing Myanmar, Ming family triadSource: Casino.org