Springfield police have arrested a woman who they say has been in the country illegally while operating a prostitution business out of a west-side massage parlor.
The State Journal-Register reports the 54-year-old woman, Ping Xiao, was taken into custody late last week after a search warrant was executed at Eastern Massage on Clocktower Drive.
They say she has overstayed her visa by more than a decade.
The arrest is part of an ongoing investigation that will look at other massage parlors and a possible connection to prostitution.
