Methuen forms task force after several spas shut down for human trafficking, code violations

Methuen declares ‘war’ on human trafficking, urges others to do the same

Methuen has launched a human trafficking task force after the city directly or indirectly shut down nine massage parlors suspected as fronts for the crime, and the mayor urged other communities to do the same.

Methuen forms task force after several spas shut down for human trafficking, code violations

The mayor of Methuen introduced Thursday a new task force designed to hold spas accused of human trafficking accountable, after several businesses were shut down by city inspectors.

9 spas in Methuen suspected of human trafficking closed in city's crackdown

Four Massachusetts spas that officials suspected of being fronts for human trafficking operations have abandoned their buildings in the wake of a crackdown on sex trafficking at bodyworks businesses this week, officials said Thursday.