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Three Sentenced to Death in Myanmar Kokang Crime Group Case
Chinese courts sentenced three defendants to death in a first-instance ruling on October 13 in Fujian province.
The case involved the Wei family crime group and the Henry group, which operated in the Kokang region of Myanmar.
Since 2019, the groups used armed forces and compounds in the town of Laukkaing to support fraud, gambling and other crimes.
Courts said the crimes involved more than 12.2 billion yuan in gambling and fraud funds.
The groups’ crimes led to the deaths of four Chinese citizens, according to the court’s findings.
Three other defendants received life sentences, while 55 were given prison terms ranging from 24 years to three years and three months.
The courts also imposed fines and other penalties, including confiscation of property and deportation.
Three defendants in Myanmar’s Kokang-related Wei family crime group case were sentenced to death by Chinese courts on October 13, 2026.
The courts also sentenced three defendants to life imprisonment and 55 others to prison terms ranging from 24 years to three years and three months.
The courts found that two crime groups had operated criminal compounds in Laukkai, in Kokang, since 2019.
The groups were found to have carried out or joined in telecom fraud, gambling, extortion, drug trafficking and other crimes involving more than 12.2 billion yuan in gambling and fraud funds.
The case involved the deaths of four Chinese citizens: two killed by the Wei crime group alongside fraud gangs, and two killed by defendant Chen Dawei using armed forces under his control.
- Who
- Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang were sentenced to death.
- What
- Chinese courts issued first-instance judgments in a series of cases involving the Wei family crime groups.
- When
- October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court and Nan’an People’s Court in Fujian province, China; the groups operated in Kokang, Myanmar.
- Why
- The defendants were convicted of crimes including intentional homicide and fraud as part of organized crime groups.
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The groups established criminal compounds in Laukkai and carried out or joined in a range of crimes.
The courts announced first-instance judgments, including death sentences for three defendants.
- Death sentences
- Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei and Liao Jingfang
- Life sentences
- Wei Qingtao, Kang Min and Xiong Hengxing
- Other prison terms
- 55 defendants received sentences ranging from 24 years to three years and three months
- Criminal proceeds
- More than 12.2 billion yuan in gambling and fraud funds
- Deaths
- Four Chinese citizens were killed in incidents attributed to the groups or Chen Dawei
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