China has executed 11 members of the Myanmar-based Ming crime clan as part of its sweeping crackdown on cross-border scam networks. Those executed included alleged ringleaders Ming Guoping and Ming Zhenzhen, along with senior operatives Zhou Weichang, Wu Hongming and Luao Jianzhang. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of people have been forced into these cyber-scam operations, including thousands of Chinese nationals. When insurgents overran the town, they handed several alleged scam bosses – including the Ming family – to Chinese authorities. More than 20 other Ming family members were sentenced in September to terms ranging from five years to life imprisonment.