Wei Huairun, Chen Dawei, and Liao Jingfang were sentenced to death; the first-instance verdict in the case of the Wei family criminal group in Myanmar was announced.

On October 13, the Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court and the Nan'an People's Court in Fujian Province handed down first-instance public verdicts in the series of cases involving the Wei family criminal group. Three defendants Wei Huairen, Chen Dawei, and Liao Jingfang were sentenced to death; three defendants Wei Qingtao, Kang Min, and Xiong Hengxing were sentenced to life imprisonment; and 55 other defendants, including Su Hongxiang, Deng Zida, and Chen Longjiang, were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 24 years to 3 years and 3 months, along with corresponding accessory penalties such as fines, confiscation of property, and deportation. Upon trial, it was ascertained that since 2019, the Wei Huairen criminal group led by principal figures Wei Huairen and Wei Qingsong, with key members including trusted subordinate Chen Longjiang and armed force leaders Cha Guicheng and Yan Longdi and the Henry criminal group led by principal figures Wei Rong, Wei Qinghai, and Wei Qingtao, with key members including family member Su Hongxiang and trusted subordinate Deng Zida exploited the influence of the Wei family in the Kokang region of Myanmar, developed and relied upon armed forces controlled by the Wei family, and established multiple criminal parks in Laukkai, Kokang. They recruited and attracted numerous "financial backers" to operate there and provided them with armed protection, either independently or in collusion with these "financial backers" to commit crimes including telecom and online fraud, running casinos, extortion, organizing prostitution, drug trafficking, and organizing others to illegally cross national borders, involving funds related to gambling and fraud amounting to over 12.2 billion yuan. The Wei family criminal group also colluded with telecom and online fraud gangs in the parks to kill non-compliant fraud personnel, causing the deaths of 2 Chinese citizens. In addition, Chen Dawei, a member of the Wei family, wantonly killed people using the armed forces under his control, causing the deaths of 2 Chinese citizens. The Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court and the Nan'an People's Court held that the defendants Wei Huairen, Wei Qingtao, and others organized, led, and participated in a criminal group to commit crimes, and their acts constituted seven charges including intentional homicide and fraud. The courts handed down the above verdicts in accordance with the law based on the facts, nature, circumstances of each defendant's crimes, and the degree of harm to society. Deputies to the People's Congress, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, family members of the parties involved, and members of the public from various sectors attended the pronouncement of the verdicts.