METHUEN, Mass. —

Three more spas were shut down in Methuen, Massachusetts, just one day after it was announced that two other businesses in the city were shuttered for being used as a front for human trafficking.

The three additional businesses, Oriental Spa at 119 Swan St., Yellow Lilly Day Spa at Baldwin St., and Lavender Spa at 17 Baldwin St., were all ordered shut down Tuesday.

According to the city of Methuen, inspectors found "unlicensed activity, evidence of unlawful habitation within the commercial spaces, and multiple code violations including unpermitted construction, blocked egress, and unsanitary conditions."

Earlier in September and then on Monday, Beauty Garden Spa on Wallace Street and Eastern Bodywork Therapy were shut down for their roles in human trafficking investiga

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