A man accused of running multiple illicit massage businesses in Hot Springs has been arrested in Oklahoma as part of a months-long human trafficking investigation, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Thursday.
Zengguang “Gary” Liu, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China, was taken into custody earlier this week by the U.S. Marshals Service and Oklahoma City police. Griffin said agents from his office served warrants on Liu in Oklahoma City, linking him to three Hot Springs massage parlors raided last month.
The July 28 raids on AI Massage, Magic Massage, and Diamond Massage were part of “Operation Obscured Vision,” a statewide effort launched in January to combat illicit massage businesses and human trafficking. Griffin said three Chinese women were identified as victims during the operation and offered services…