Exclusive | Feds smash kingpins of prostitution and horrific human trafficking in LAs infamous Figueroa Corridor

Swat cops with guns drawn swarmed the grimy Stadium Inn and Spa in LA’s infamous Figueroa Corridor before dawn Wednesday, searching for accused brothel kingpin Ahir Mukeshkumar.“Come out with your hands up,” called an LAPD swat officer over his bullhorn, as the hulking man filed out of the motel wearing a T-shit and shorts.Accused of renting rooms where men pay for sex with kids as young as 14, prosecutors say Mukeshkumar is the motel’s onsite manager, and 90% of the rooms he rented were for prostitution.He got to keep half of the proceeds.Mukeshkumar’s arrest was part of a sweeping federal takedown of the sex trafficking industry in LA that targeted pimps and human traffickers in an effort to thwart the illegal sex industry besieging Figueroa Corridor.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Six members and associates of the infamous LA Hoover Gang – and Mukeshkumar – were among 10 defendants targeted in a federal indictment charging them with a series of crimes, including sex trafficking children.By 5 am, six suspects, including the accused brothel owner, had already been arrested in up to a dozen simultaneous raids conducted across LA and Orange County.

 Dubbed Operation Broken Blade, prosecutors say the takedown is the first gang case to primarily target human trafficking in the Figueroa Corridor, an ancient hive of prostitution in LA known to locals as the Blade.LA’s top prosecutor Bill Essayli told The Post the operation actually began 11 months ago, when a federal grand jury indicted 11 Hoover members on sex trafficking charges.Cops who work in the Blade say the Hoover ring targets runaways and foster children, forcing them into prostitution through violence, threats, and branding with gang tattoos.Essayli said they’re the wors...