Suffolk County police charge two women after Commack brothel raid
A community complaint led Suffolk County police to 1005 Commack Road, where detectives say they found a brothel and arrested two women accused of advertising online.
A community complaint sent Suffolk County police to 1005 Commack Road in Commack, where investigators say they uncovered a brothel operating out of a residence and arrested two women linked to the site.
Human Trafficking Investigation Unit detectives, working with Second Precinct patrol and crime-section officers, executed a search warrant there on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Police identified the women as Maria Marin-Barco, 31, of Flushing, and Andreina Campos-Herrera, 33, of Dix Hills. Both were charged with prostitution, and police said they advertised their services on internet sites.
The two women were issued Desk Appearance Tickets and were expected to be arraigned later. Suffolk County police said the investigation remained open, a sign that detectives are still sorting out how the operation was run and whether more people were involved. For neighbors, the case underscores how quickly complaints about suspicious traffic or activity in a residential block can turn into a full enforcement action.
Police said residents who have information about suspected trafficking or prostitution activity should contact the Human Trafficking Investigation Unit or Crime Stoppers. The department has repeatedly pointed to community complaints as the trigger for recent vice investigations, including cases that began after neighbors reported unusual activity in Suffolk neighborhoods.
The Commack arrest also fits a broader enforcement pattern in western Suffolk and on the South Shore. In Dix Hills, police said a Nov. 3, 2025 raid at Season Natural Spa on East Deer Park Road led to the arrest of two employees, and town officials issued 10 violations. In another Dix Hills case at Jin Gui Spa on East Deer Park Road, police said two women were charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession. In Sayville, detectives served a search warrant at 47 Henry St. on April 22, 2026, and police said two women were arrested after cash, massage tables and electronic devices were seized.
Taken together, the cases show Suffolk County police continuing to press prostitution- and trafficking-related complaints across multiple communities, using neighborhood reports, warrant searches and coordination with local enforcement to target what investigators describe as illegal commercial sex activity.
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