The leader of a pirate gang that robbed cargo boats...

The leader of a pirate gang that robbed cargo boats on a busy stretch of the Yangtze River was executed, a court official told AP. Jiang Deping was executed after being found guilty of leading a gang that robbed at least four cargo boats in late 1997, the Jiangsu Higher People's Court official said. The 20 other gang members received sentences ranging from two years to life in prison.