https://www.klfy.com/local/st-landry-parish/two-arrested-on-prostitution-money-laundering-charges-after-green-spa-bust/

Two women were arrested after authorities executed a search warrant at the Green Spa in Opelousas; authorities had received multiple complaints alleging the women at the business were involved in a prostitution operation.

According to Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, “During the last several months, the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office had received numerous citizen complaints regarding the business identified as Green Spa located at 628 Creswell Lane Opelousas, Louisiana. The complainants advised female employees were engaging in sexual acts for money.”

St. Landry Parish law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at the Green Spa, located at 628 Creswell Lane, and arrested two females identified as 44-year-old Xiaoxia Li A.K.A Yuang Yong and 55-year-old Luyanxing Couras. A man who was questioned at the location, but he was later released.

Authorities seized two $2487.00, two DVR’S, seven cellular telephones, an external hard drive, one iPad, two checkbooks for someone who was not at the spa, one handwritten ledger, numerous business and occupational documents and one ATM.

The investigation showed that the women disguised the massage parlor as a house of prostitution. Authorities the two women were offering sexual favors for money, and after conducting interviews with customers, detectives discovered the women were soliciting customers to perform various sexual acts for cash.

The ATM was conveniently placed in the lobby of the business for customers to get cash to pay for the sexual acts, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Law enforcement officials said the two suspects were not very cooperative and claimed to speak very little English. Both women are being charged with money laundering, operation of places of prostitution and inciting prostitution, with bonds set at $10,000. The suspects later bonded out after their arrests.

Anyone with additional information regarding the Green Spa is urged to contact the SLPSO at 337-948-6516.

This is an ongoing investigation and additional arrests are possible.