Huntington Station Massage Parlor Raids Continue With 2 More Felony Arrests

Suffolk County Police arrested two women during a raid at Pure Co Natural Spa, 499 East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station on Wednesday, April 9. One suspect faces prostitution and felony unauthorized-practice charges, and inspectors issued nine code violations at the business. Just three days later, a second spa on the same road was raided with two more arrests.

Who was arrested at Pure Co Natural Spa?

Second Precinct Investigative Unit officers, working alongside the department's Human Trafficking Unit and the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal, entered Pure Co Natural Spa and arrested two employees.

Lin Jiang, 55, of Flushing, was charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, an E felony, and Prostitution. Xiuping Chen, 51, also of Flushing, was charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession. Both were issued Desk Appearance Tickets and are scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip.

The Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement Inspectors issued nine combined violations and said they are conducting a further investigation into the business.

What happened three days later at Well Spa?

On Saturday, April 12, Second Precinct officers hit another massage parlor on East Jericho Turnpike. This time the target was Well Spa at 905 East Jericho Turnpike, about two miles east of the Pure Co location.

Jie Di, 48, of Queens, and Minhua Guo, 34, of Stony Brook, were both charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession. The Fire Marshal and code inspectors issued five additional violations. Both suspects received Desk Appearance Tickets.

Well Spa was previously raided in June 2024, when two employees were also arrested there.

Why does this keep happening in Huntington Station?

These two April raids are far from isolated. Suffolk County Police have conducted at least four massage parlor raids in the Huntington area in 2026 alone. In January, officers hit The Spot at 523 East Jericho Turnpike and Hermosa Foot Spa, arresting employees at both locations on felony charges.

The numbers from last year are even more striking. According to a Huntington Now investigation, police conducted 12 raids across the Town of Huntington in 2025, resulting in 25 arrests at locations in Huntington Station, East Northport, Melville, Commack, and Greenlawn. In 2024, there were 10 raids.

The operations follow a consistent pattern. Community complaints trigger surveillance, and officers enter the businesses before making arrests. The women taken into custody are almost always from Queens and charged with felony unauthorized practice. Town inspectors pile on code violations for things like unpermitted interior alterations, illegal signage, and fire hazards.

Is human trafficking involved?

The involvement of the Human Trafficking Unit in the April 9 Pure Co raid is notable. In previous operations, Suffolk police said they did not believe human trafficking was a factor. But the unit's participation in recent raids suggests investigators may be looking more closely at who is behind these businesses and how workers end up there.

That shift has not gone unnoticed by residents. Public discussion has also focused on the fact that no customers have been arrested in any of these operations, despite prostitution charges being filed against workers. Town of Huntington spokeswoman Christine Geed told Huntington Now that multiple departments, including the Town Attorney's Office, pursue all possible violations and that the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication doubles fines for second offenses.

What does this mean for East Jericho Turnpike?

If you drive the length of East Jericho Turnpike through Huntington Station, you pass strip mall after strip mall. Many of the raided massage parlors operate out of these commercial spaces, sandwiched between insurance offices, auto shops, and takeout spots. Four of the 2026 raids targeted businesses on this single corridor.

For residents, the cycle of raids, arrests, and code violations without lasting closure of these businesses has become a source of frustration. The spas often reopen under new names or new management after enforcement action, and the pattern starts over.

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