Myanmar crime family on trial in China for $3.5B scam operations

Myanmar's Wei family, influential figures in the Kokang region, are on trial in China for their alleged involvement in large-scale scam operations. Prosecutors claim the syndicate, using the family's influence, ran scam compounds that defrauded Chinese citizens of over $3.5 billion since 2019. The charges also include murder, fraud, and extortion, with two Chinese citizens reportedly killed by the syndicate. AI

RANK_REASON Trial of a major cross-border crime syndicate with significant financial and human impact. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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• Chen Dawei
• China
• Kang Min
• Kokang
• Liao Jingfang
• Myanmar
• Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court
• Wei family
• Xiong Hengxing

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