No happy ending for two city massage parlors

VINELAND – A three-month investigation into two city massage parlors has resulted in the arrest of three women and the seizure of several thousand dollars, city police announced Wednesday.

Acting on information that two local massage parlors were providing more than standard rub-downs, officers with the Vineland Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit in December began an undercover investigation into Elaine’s Asian Body Works, located in the 2600 block of East Chestnut Avenue, and Rainbow Day Spa, located on the 700 block of North Delsea Drive.

Over the course of three months, the officers were frequently solicited for sex, police said.

A search warrant was executed at both locations on Feb. 26 by police, along with the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Authorities seized $11,500 in cash, which police attribute to prostitution proceeds, as well as other undisclosed evidence.

Arrested were the following three women:

• Seung Joo Myung, 53, of the 100 block of Plantree Lane in Cary, North Carolina, who was charged with both promoting prostitution and engaging in prostitution. She was held in the Cumberland County Jail on $5,000 bail.

• Shen Zhen Fu, 50, of the 700 block of North Delsea Drive in Vineland, was charged with engaging in prostitution and was released on a summons.

• Rong Wang, 46, of the 200 block of Route 54 in Buena, was charged with promoting prostitution and engaging in prostitution. She was released after posting bail.

Police said the investigation was conducted by Officer Brian Cole.

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