Popular venues closed in police crackdown

More than 1,100 people, who allegedly engaged in, organized and facilitated prostitution, were arrested in a one-month crackdown, police said on Thursday.

On April 29, police raided the Wangshihaomen Club in Chaoyang district after plainclothes officers had paid undercover visits during the previous week. The police detained 26 suspects in the massage rooms, and seized sex drugs and account books that recorded the transactions.

One male suspect surnamed Ma, who was one of the managers in the club, told police: "Customers are usually very rich and they pay at least 20,000 yuan for membership and then they will be eligible for the special services. Ordinary customers just have the massage service."