Two Arrested, More Than $100,000 Seized in Columbia Massage Parlor Investigation

Police executed search warrants at both businesses and said investigators found evidence of illegal sexual activity at the locations.
One person was charged with promoting prostitution, while another was charged with prostitution.
Police also identified three workers who they say were unlawfully present in the United States.
The Columbia Police Department worked with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, 22nd Judicial Drug Task Force and Tennessee Department of Health.
Related search warrants were also executed in several other Tennessee communities as part of a larger statewide effort.
The investigation remains ongoing.