Dongguan closes sex-trade saunas

Police in Dongguan, Guangdong province, have shut down or temporarily closed sauna houses in more than 10 hotels after they were found to be involved in the sex trade, authorities said.

As of Tuesday, 179 people suspected of organizing and operating prostitution in the sauna houses had been transferred to judicial departments for further investigation and possible prosecution, a statement from the Guangdong provincial public security department said on Thursday.

An investigation into prostitution cases at the Crown Prince Hotel in the city was continuing, the statement said.