Overview

• City leaders said inspectors closed five locations and four others shut down on their own during a coordinated crackdown on suspected trafficking fronts.
• Sites closed by city action include Oriental Spa, Yellow Lilly Day Spa, Lavender Spa, Beauty Garden Spa, and Eastern Bodywork Therapy.
• Beauty Garden Spa operator Suping Zhu was arrested and charged with offenses including trafficking for sexual servitude, while another manager faces an active warrant.
• Police reported finding basement living quarters at Beauty Garden Spa and said some women forced to work have been taken to New York; the city launched a victim-resources website.
• Enforcement will also target customers and property owners, with potential letters to vehicle registrants, added license-plate readers, more public cameras, and increased unannounced inspections.