A seven-month undercover police and FBI investigation came to a head Friday as authorities converged on multiple locations across Alameda and San Mateo counties, busting suspected johns, detaining women believed to be sex workers, and ultimately arresting two alleged leaders of a sophisticated sex-trafficking ring.
Investigators say the duo were running the operation like a business, renting out apartment rooms in six locations throughout the Bay Area, using social media to advertise at least a dozen sex workers, and even handing out business cards to johns. Two locations had “receptionists” who welcomed visitors and oversaw operations…