Police name 7 massage parlors targeted in Aiken County investigation

Leisure Massage was searched Wednesday in North Augusta by authorities looking for illicit activity at local parlors.

Date: August 18, 2023

State and local officials have named the seven massage parlors in Aiken County that were searched Wednesday by law enforcement as part of a joint operation investigating suspected illicit activity.

No arrests or offenses were listed in a press release, with authorities saying “the investigation is active and ongoing.”

The businesses that were targeted with search warrants, include:

T Aroma Massage, 220 Eastgate Drive in Aiken

GA Ave Massage, 507 Georgia Ave. in North Augusta

Lili’s/Lisa’s Massage, 129 Marketplace Drive in North Augusta

T Aroma Massage, 401 W. Martintown Road in North Augusta

Lotus Massage, 1069 Edgefield Road in North Augusta

Flower Massage, 1635 Georgia Ave. in North Augusta

Leisure Massage, 135 Edgewood Drive in North Augusta

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Aiken Department of Public Safety, the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) partnered in this joint operation.

If you or someone you know has information about suspicious behavior or possible illicit activity at the businesses listed here, authorities are asking you to contact local law enforcement or submit information to SLED at tips@sled.sc.gov.

The City of Aiken’s Crime Tip Submission number is 803-642-7620 and email is CrimeAlerts@cityofaikensc.gov.

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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