Couple Arrested For Running Human Trafficking Ring At Massage Parlors In Hillsborough & Pinellas
The Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced several people have been arrested for a prostitution ring in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. It was called “Operation Shared Hope” and started in…
The Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced several people have been arrested for a prostitution ring in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
It was called “Operation Shared Hope” and started in September 2020 when they received a tip about some illegal activity happening at Simply Massage in Lutz.
Come to find out the owners of the prostitution ring were operating out of 12 different massage parlors including 4 in Hillsborough County and 8 in Pinellas County.
“Our detectives conducted surveillance and found it highly unusual that the massage parlor only had male customers,” said Sheriff Chronister.
The sheriff says those arrested attempted to conceal profits by laundering more than a million dollars. During the search warrants, detectives seized more than $750,000 between cash and vehicles.
Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 if you suspect something is wrong.
