Three Sentenced to Death in Myanmar Border Crime Case
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Summary
Courts in Quanzhou and Nan’an, Fujian, on Tuesday publicly delivered first-instance verdicts in a series of cases involving the Wei family crime syndicate operating in northern Myanmar. Wei Huairen (魏懷仁), Chen Dawei (陳大衛) and Liao Jingfang (廖景芳) were sentenced to death, while Wei Qingtao (魏青濤), Kang Min (康敏) and Xiong Hengxing (熊恒星) received life imprisonment. Another 55 defendants, including Su Hongxiang (蘇紅相), Deng Zida (鄧子達) and Chen Longjiang (陳龍江), were given prison terms ranging from 24 years to three years and three months, along with fines, confiscation of property and deportation where applicable. The courts said the criminal groups used the Wei family’s influence and armed forces in the Kokang area of Myanmar to run multiple crime compounds in Laukkai and commit a range of offences involving more than 12.2 billion yuan.
Key Points
- The Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court and the Nan’an People’s Court in Fujian announced the first-instance judgments on 13 October 2026.
- The courts found the syndicates had, since 2019, set up multiple crime parks in Laukkai in Myanmar’s Kokang region under armed protection.
- Prosecuted offences included telecom and online fraud, casino operations, extortion, organising prostitution, drug trafficking and arranging illegal border crossings.
- The gambling- and fraud-related funds involved exceeded 12.2 billion yuan, according to the courts’ findings in the case series.
- Court findings said two Chinese citizens were killed by scam-compound groups, while Chen Dawei separately caused two more Chinese deaths through armed violence.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the case underscores the scale and brutality of cross-border scam-compound operations that have affected Chinese-speaking communities across the region. The judgments also show mainland courts pursuing organisers, armed enforcers and facilitators together, not only front-line fraud operators.