NY Police Bust Multi-Million Drug And Prostitution Rings Offering 'Party Packs'

The New York Police Department took down drug and prostitution rings making millions in profit in New York City's underground just a couple of days before Super Bowl fans arrive and crowd the city, Reuters reported.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said during a news conference there were three separate operations which were all promoting drugs and prostitution as part of a "party pack" for visitors in town for the Super Bowl, according to Reuters.

As the Super Bowl drew near, investigators noticed an "uptick" in ads placed by the drug and prostitution groups, according to Reuters.

"Once the "john" (customer) was high or impaired on drugs, they would call in other prostitutes and repeatedly charge the john's credit cards, in excess of $10,000, in some cases, for one evening," Schneiderman said during the conference, Reuters reported.

The probe dates back 11 months and was an organized investigation by Schneiderman's crime task force and the NYPD's vice squad, Reuters reported. Schneiderman added that more than $3 million in credit card charges were made by the drug and prostitution rings last year alone.

"Keep in mind that most johns pay cash, so that's a staggering number for an enterprise like this," Schneiderman said, according to Reuters.

Seventeen members of the rings including Hyun Ok "Beige" Yoon, one of the ring leaders, were arrested, according to NYPD Chief of Department Phillip Banks III. All 17 people were charged with conspiracy, money laundering, narcotic sales and for promoting prostitution, Reuters reported.

Schneiderman warned visitors against getting involved with the underground drug and prostitution rings and told anyone with the intent of coming to the city to indulge in the illegal behaviors should just stay "in front of a TV, watch the game, have a couple of beers, and stay out of trouble," Reuters reported.

New York officials did not give a number on how many prostitutes currently work in the underground rings, but NYC Chapter President of the National Organization of Women Sonia Ossorio said the group monitors at least 10,000, according to Reuters.

"If you monitor the Craigslist (online) ads, the Yellow Pages, the massage parlors, the brothels, and the all the child sex trafficking cases, which we certainly do, it's got to be in the double digit thousands," Ossorio told Reuters.