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Six women were arrested on prostitution-related charges following an undercover investigation into several Bloomfield massage parlors, police announced this week.

Social media websites, specifically Facebook and Backpage.com, were used to advertise services at Health Spa, 599 Bloomfield Ave.; Bloomfield Therapy, 669 Bloomfield Ave.; Top Health Spa, 28 Washington St.; and 34 Cross St., with no business name used, Bloomfield police said in a release.

Arrested were: Enji Piao, 53, of New York; Xianji Li, 53, of New York; Chong Lee, 68, of Lodi; Hayeon Kim, 58, of New York; Athena Reid-Azam, 44, of Montclair; and Meisha Jin, 51, of Little Ferry.

The women face charges of solicitation of prostitution, operating without a license and misrepresenting themselves as licensed massage therapists, police said. They were issued summonses and released with pending court dates.

"This type of activity will not be overlooked, tolerated or condoned within our local communities where we live and raise our children," stated Bloomfield Police Director Samuel DeMaio.

-Mollie Shauger