Indiana Police Arrest 3 After Raids on Central Indiana Spas in Human Trafficking Probe
The case remains active as detectives seek tips through the ISP Peru Post.
Overview
- Search warrants targeted Sun Spa in Kokomo, Dahlia Spa on East 56th Street and Sunflower Spa on Madison Avenue in Indianapolis, along with homes in Noblesville and Carmel.
- Two Noblesville residents, Yanyan Zhao, 35, and Xingchen (Xinchen) Li, 36, were booked into the Howard County Jail on preliminary counts of corrupt business influence and promoting prostitution.
- Hui Li, 56, was arrested at the Noblesville residence on a preliminary count of corrupt business influence and was also booked into the Howard County Jail.
- Investigators say the spas operated as fronts for prostitution following a 14‑month Indiana State Police inquiry coordinated with local, state and federal partners.
- One adult victim was recovered and connected to services through the Department of Homeland Security, the Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program and the Howard County Prosecutor’s Office.