Authorities today announced the arrest of four people in connection with a transnational human trafficking and money laundering investigation that they said targeted several Las Vegas massage parlors, with three suspects taken into custody in Nevada and a fourth detained in California.

Metro Police detectives, working with the FBI, launched their investigation in 2023, authorities said. They uncovered an illicit money laundering operation run through massage parlors that authorities said acted as fronts for prostitution and other illegal activities. The targeted businesses included Midnight Rose Spa, Jones Station Karaoke and Bar, and Young Spa, police said.

Three Chinese nationals — Hua Xiao, 35; Cheng Cheng Li, 41; and Jianming Li, 53 — and South Korean national Jisup Hwang, 27, face m

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