An alleged Myanmar crime boss and members of his syndicate were put on trial this week in the latest stage of Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on cross-border scam networks.Wei Huairen, also known as Wai San, faces charges including fraud, murder, extortion and organising illegal border crossings, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.Prosecutors allege that from 2019 onwards, the syndicate used the Wei family’s military and political influence in Myanmar’s Kokang region to operate multiple scam compounds that defrauded victims in China of more than 24 billion yuan (US$3.5 billion). Two Chinese citizens are also alleged to have been killed.
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FRI · 2026-05-22 · 10:36 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0522-78386
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Myanmar’s Wei family put on trial in latest phase of China’s crackdown on scam compounds
An alleged Myanmar crime boss, Wei Huairen, also known as Wai San, and members of his syndicate are on trial in China as part of Beijing's crackdown on cross-border scam networks. The trial began this week, with prosecutors alleging that from 2019, the syndicate exploited the Wei family's influence in Myanmar's Kokang region to run scam compounds.
Xinlu LiangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-22 · 10:36 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An alleged Myanmar crime boss, Wei Huairen, also known as Wai San, and members of his syndicate are on trial in China as part of Beijing's crackdown on cross-border scam networks. The trial began this week, with prosecutors alleging that from 2019, the syndicate exploited the Wei family's influence in Myanmar's Kokang region to run scam compounds. These operations are accused of defrauding Chinese victims of over 24 billion yuan (US$3.5 billion) and allegedly resulted in the deaths of two Chinese citizens. Wei Huairen faces charges including fraud, murder, extortion, and organizing illegal border crossings.
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Two Chinese citizens are alleged to have been killed by the syndicate.
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The syndicate allegedly used the Wei family's influence in Myanmar's Kokang region to operate scam compounds.
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The syndicate allegedly defrauded victims in China of over 24 billion yuan (US$3.5 billion) from 2019 onwards.
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Wei Huairen faces charges including fraud, murder, extortion, and organizing illegal border crossings.
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Myanmar crime boss Wei Huairen and syndicate members are on trial in China's crackdown on scam compounds.
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