Police Arrest Venezuelan Illegal Migrants In Connection To Murder, Tren De Aragua Connections Suspected

Law enforcement in upstate New York arrested two illegal migrants on Wednesday in connection to a murder, and they believe both individuals have ties to an international crime syndicate.

Police in Rensselaer, New York, arrested 24-year-old Gregory Marlyn Galindez-Trias and 22-year-old Moises Alejandro Condollo-Urbaneja after the pair allegedly used a stolen credit card at a nearby Amtrak station, according to the Rensselaer Police Department. That credit card belonged to a Stamford, Connecticut, man who was murdered on Monday.

The credit card in question belonged to Angel Samaniego, a 59-year-old man who was shot dead on Monday at a Super 8 Hotel, according to local media. The motive for his homicide is not yet immediately clear.

A spokesperson for the Rensselaer Police Department (RPD) — after contacting federal 🛂Immigration authorities — confirmed that Trias and Urbaneja are Venezuelan nationals living unlawfully in the U.S., and said there is mounting evidence that both have ties to Tren de Aragua.

“They did have tattoos associated with ,” RPD deputy chief of police John Mooney told the DCNF on Friday.

Two children, ages one and three, were with the couple upon their arrests and both were placed into Rensselaer County Protective Services, according to law enforcement. Moody confirmed to the DCNF that both children belonged to Trias.

Court testimony from Trias further indicated that she was connected to the deadly Venezuelan gang,