A business owner and three women have been charged in relation to unlawful prostitution after a raid on a massage parlour in Brisbane's southside.

Detectives executed search warrants on No 1 Massage Brisbane on Ipswich Road, Rocklea on Tuesday as part of Operation Romeo Manoeuvre.

It will be alleged the business was operating falsely under the guise of a massage parlour. Credit:Queensland Police Service

Detective Inspector Craig McGrath said the operation was one of the strategies to investigate organised illegal prostitution activities in Queensland.

“We are constantly working on strategies to preserve community safety by targeting criminal elements providing unlawful prostitution services," he said.