NORTHAMPTON — Two alleged human trafficking operations with ties to Northampton and Hadley have been disbanded, state Attorney General Maura Healey’s office announced Tuesday evening.
The operation netted four arrests and helped identify 10 victims who were transported from New York and trafficked for sex inside local massage parlors in Northampton, Hadley, Framingham, East Longmeadow and Agawam.
The businesses believed to be associated with the trafficking operations, according to the attorney general’s office, consist of Hadley Massage Therapy in Hadley, Feng Health Center in East Longmeadow, Massage Body Work in Framingham, Pine Spa in Northampton and Agawam Massage Therapy in Agawam.
Feng Ling Liu, 50, her husband Jian Song, 48, both of Sunderland, and Liu’s daughter, Ting Ting Yin, 26, of New Hyde Park, New York, were all arrested Tuesday in connection with trafficking women between New York and operations in Hadley, East Longmeadow and Framingham, according to the AG’s office.
Meanwhile, Shuzi Li, 52, of West Springfield, was arrested for her alleged connection with the trafficking of women between Flushing, which is in Queens, New York, and her businesses in Northampton and Agawam.
Liu and Song were apprehended in Sunderland by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office as well as the Sunderland Police Department following search warrants being served at the business locations and their Sunderland residence, according to the AG’s office.
Both are expected to be arraigned Wednesday morning in Eastern Hampshire District Court on charges of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, deriving support from prostitution, money laundering and conspiracy.
Li was arrested in West Springfield also by state police assigned to the AG’s office as well as the West Springfield Police Department, following search warrants that were executed at her businesses and her West Springfield residence, according to the AG’s office.
She is expected to be arraigned Wednesday morning in Northampton District Court.
Yin, who was arrested on charges of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, deriving support from prostitution, money laundering and conspiracy, is expected to appear at a yet-to-be-announced rendition hearing.