52 mafiosi sentenced in northwest China

Beijing. February 15. Silkroadnews - 52 people in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China were sentenced to imprisonment for up to 15 years for involvement in a mafia-style criminal group, the Global Times reported.
“The leader of the gang Guo Jinfa was sentenced to 15 years for provocation, running casinos, unlawful detention and harboring criminals,” the agency cited a ruling from the Litong District People’s Court of Wuzhong City.
According to the court, Guo was also fined 100,000 yuan ($15,800) and another 100,000 yuan of his personal funds have been confiscated.
Another 51 members of the gang were handed terms up to 11 years.
The court found that the members of the gang had committed a number of crimes, including injuries to 10 victims, running casinos with illegal gains of 1.62 million yuan and unlawful detention of one person.