Update as of 5 p.m. Monday: Methuen officials have announced the shut down of a second massage parlor in the city that they believe is a front for a human trafficking operation.

Methuen officials believe a local massage parlor that they’ve accused of running a human trafficking operation is not the only business in the city involved in this illegal trade, they said during a press conference Monday.

Mayor D.J. Beauregard announced the creation of a multi-department task force as part of an effort to crack down on businesses profiting from sexual servitude in the city.

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