Three more massage parlors in Methuen, Massachusetts, have been shut down over allegations of human trafficking, bringing the total to five .

Mayor D.J. Beauregard said Tuesday that the city's Department of Health, Human Services, and Inspections had issued cease-and-desist orders to Yellow Lilly Day Spa and Lavender Spa, both on Baldwin Street, and Oriental Spa on Swan Street. He added that the city suspects the businesses of being fronts for human trafficking.

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The manager is expected to face a judge on Monday.

The city said inspections at the three businesses found "unlicensed activity, evidence of unlawful habitation within the commercial spaces, and multiple code violations including unpermitted construction

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