GLENDALE, Ariz. — Two suspects have been arrested after a months-long police investigation into a suspected "brothel" operating in Glendale, public records show.
Xenia Cisneros, 44, and Gloria Roques, 39, are facing criminal charges for their alleged involvement in managing a residence near 75th Avenue where commercial sex acts were allegedly occurring.
Court records show the house was set up as a business where police reported finding a significant amount of condoms, lubricant and erectile dysfunction pills, court records show.
Investigators became aware of the alleged brothel back in January 2024 and began observing the residence. Cisneros and Roques were allegedly seen transporting other females to and from the address.
Witnesses told investigators they were allegedly obligated to pay Cisneros a fee for every transaction they had with a client, records show. Both suspects were booked into jail this week.
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What is the Valley?:
“The Valley” is what locals call the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is considered the largest metropolitan area in the Southwest.
The Valley is made up of various major cities other than Phoenix, including:
- Mesa
- Chandler
- Scottsdale
- Tempe
- Glendale
- Surprise
- Peoria
- Gilbert
- El Mirage
- Avondale
- Litchfield Park
- Goodyear
- Buckeye
Whether a city is in the “East Valley” or “West Valley” depends on where it is in relation to Phoenix.
The cities of the Valley have a combined population of 4,845,832 people, according to the 2020 United States Census. This makes it the 11th largest metropolitan area in the country right behind the Boston and Atlanta areas.
How big is Maricopa County?
Maricopa County is the United States’ 4th largest county in terms of population with 4,485,414 people, according to the 2020 Census.
The county contains around 63% of Arizona’s population and is 9,224 square miles. That makes the county larger than seven U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire).
One of the largest park systems in the nation is also located in Maricopa County. The county has an estimated 120,000 acres of open space parks that includes hundreds of miles of trails, nature centers and campgrounds.
The county’s seat is located in Phoenix, which is also the state capital and the census-designated 5th most populous city in the United States.
The county was named after the Maricopa, or Piipaash, Native American Tribe.
