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Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
Two more suspected brothels found in San Jose
(KRON) — The San Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force recently arrested two human trafficking suspects as part of Operation Coast to Coast, a nationwide crackdown targeting illicit massage businesses. On May 29, detectives investigated two San Jose businesses on the 300 block of West Julian Street and 1800 block of Sheri Ann Circle. While executing search warrants, detectives found suspected brothels and three victims inside, according to SJPD. Three adult women were provided with resources for human trafficking victims. Detectives arrested a man and woman who are suspected of operating the brothels. They were identified by police as Yanqiong Xiong, 39, of Cupertino and Guijun Zhao, 45, of Rosemead. Xiong and Zhao were booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail. More than 100 law enforcement agencies participated in Operation Coast to Coast, targeting 26 illicit massage businesses nationwide. The operation resulted in 74 arrests and 88 survivors rescued. Last year, police found four more suspected brothels around San Jose that were operated inside homes on McKee Road, Palacio Royale Circle, Bonita Avenue, and Gifford Avenue. Detectives went undercover posing as potential clients seeking prostitutes before they arrested several suspects. To eradicating human trafficking in South Bay communities, the San Jose Police Department encourages anyone with information to contact the Human Trafficking Task Force at 408-537-1999 or email stopslavery@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
6 days ago
- General
- CBS News
San Jose brothels raided, 2 arrested, as part of nationwide human trafficking crackdown
Two brothels in San Jose were raided last week and two suspects were arrested as part of a nationwide crackdown on illicit massage businesses, authorities said Wednesday. The San Jose Police Department said in a press release that the department collaborated with the National Human Trafficking Training Center during what was called Operation Coast to Coast, targeting more than two dozen massage businesses in 19 states. In San Jose, the Police Department's Human Trafficking Task Force investigated two businesses: one on W. Julian Street between N. Almaden Boulevard and the Guadalupe River, the other on Sheri Ann Circle in the McKay-Ringwood neighborhood of North San Jose. On May 29, task force detectives served warrants at the two businesses and arrested two suspects who were operating the brothels, police said. They were identified as 39-year-old Yanqiong Xiong of Cupertino and 45-year-old Guijun Zhao of Rosemead, Los Angeles County. (L-R) Yanqiong Xiong, Guijun Zhao San Jose Police Department Police also located three women who were survivors of human trafficking and who were provided resources, the department said. Operation Coast to Coast involved more than 150 law enforcement agencies across the U.S., resulting in 74 arrests and 88 survivors rescued, police said. The department encouraged people with information about human trafficking to contact the Human Trafficking Task Force at (408) 537-1999 or email stopslavery@
