The head of the Ming family, Ming Xuechang, took his own life to avoid being brought to justice along with his family members. A crackdown by border guards rescued many scam centre workers (Picture: AFP)In addition to the eleven family members who were executed, more than 20 others have been jailed. The Ming family were part of one of four clans running Laukkaing, a small town in Myanmar close to the border with China, who turned it into a hub for criminal activity. The local police force, meanwhile, was also under the control of the Ming family, acting as little more than a private militia enforcing their rule. The court found that the Ming family and other criminal groups were responsible for the deaths of several workers.