China Executes 11 Members of Notorious Ming Crime Family for Running Deadly Scam Empire in Myanmar
Chinese authorities have executed 11 members of the Ming family, a powerful crime syndicate from northern Myanmar, following their conviction for orchestrating a vast network of telecommunications fraud, intentional homicide, and illegal detention. The Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court announced that the sentences were carried out on Thursday morning, marking the final dismantling of one of the “four big families” that once ruled the Kokang Self-Administered Zone with impunity.
The Ming family, led by the late patriarch Ming Xuechang, was accused of running industrial-scale scam compounds where thousands of trafficked workers were held in captive conditions. Among those executed were Ming Guoping and Ming Zhenzhen, high-ranking members of the clan who managed the syndicate’s daily operations. The court found that under their leadership, the family’s criminal enterprise generated over 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) in illicit revenue by targeting Chinese citizens with sophisticated online fraud schemes.
The executions serve as the grim culmination of a crackdown that intensified following the horrific “1020 incident” in October 2023. During that event, guards at the Ming family’s notorious “Crouching Tiger Villa” compound reportedly opened fire on workers attempting to escape, killing dozens. The massacre triggered a severe response from Beijing and emboldened the “Operation 1027” offensive by the Three Brotherhood Alliance, an ethnic armed group that eventually overran the syndicate’s stronghold in Laukkaing.
While Ming Xuechang committed suicide in November 2023 to avoid capture, other key family members were handed over to Chinese custody by Myanmar authorities. In September 2025, the Wenzhou court sentenced the 11 defendants to death, citing the “extremely severe” nature of their crimes, which included the torture and murder of victims who resisted the syndicate’s demands. Five other associates received suspended death sentences, while numerous others were handed lengthy prison terms.
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