Police detectives raided a brothel at a home in San Leandro on Thursday afternoon, resulting in the arrest of three women and an investigation into human trafficking, according to authorities. After receiving a tip form neighbors, police logged onto a website frequented by "johns" and set up a meeting between an unsuspecting woman and an undercover detective, San Leandro police Lt. Chris McManus said.
That woman led detectives to a home at Aloha Drive, where police served a search warrant and arrested three women who tried to escape out the back. Neighbors said ever since the tenants moved into the house in August, they knew something wasn't right. So they called the police. But that's exactly what Castillo saw at her neighbor's house, "a lot of gentlemen, a lot of male pursuers.
At first we thought maybe it was a drug issue. A photograph from police shows a house with little furniture inside but plenty of personal items. Each room was equipped with a small mattress, some towels, a small night stand, condoms, sex lubricant and suitcases filled with women's lingerie, McManus said. Police said the house has been red-tagged, meaning no one can live there because of several code violations.
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