Chinese authorities have carried out the execution of 11 members of a powerful criminal family linked to large-scale online scam operations operating along Myanmar’s northeastern border. Okay News reports that the executions followed death sentences handed down in September 2025 by a court in Zhejiang Province. Over the years, the town was transformed from a remote settlement into a bustling centre for casinos, red-light districts, and cyber scam operations. The executions mark the first time China has carried out death sentences against leaders of Myanmar-based scam networks, but officials have indicated that more cases are pending. Several members of other influential families connected to similar operations have already received death sentences, while additional trials are still underway.