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920 suspects held in China's prostitution crackdown

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IANS Beijing

A total of 920 suspects have been apprehended as of Wednesday in a crackdown on the illegal sex trade in south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said.

Police have swooped 18,372 entertainment venues, including 3,592 karaoke bars and 4,201 saunas in the province.

A total of 38 karaoke bars and 156 saunas and massage parlours have been closed, Xinhua reported citing the provincial public security bureau.

The crackdown came hours after a China Central Television (CCTV) programme Sunday revealed that a dozen hotels in Dongguan city were offering sex services.

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First Published: Feb 13 2014 | 2:46 PM IST

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