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.
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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 [Tren de Aragua],” RPD deputy chief of police John Mooney told the DCNF on Friday.
Los Angeles, CA – September 08: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents apprehend an an illegal immigrant with criminal record, in an early morning raid at home on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Court testimony from Trias further indicated that she was connected to the deadly Venezuelan gang, according to the Stamford Advocate. Speaking through a translator during her hearing, Trias expressed fear of what Tren de Aragua would do to her now that she had been taken into custody.
A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF about Trias or Urbaneja.
News of the arrest follows escalating incidents of Tren de Aragua-related crimes and reports of the gang’s growing presence in the United States.
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Reports of Tren de Aragua’s activities in the U.S. have coincided with mass Venezuelan immigration in the past few years.
More than 570,000 Venezuelan nationals have unlawfully crossed into the U.S. since fiscal year 2021, according to the latest data from Customs and Border Protection. The Biden-Harris administration has additionally allowed the Venezuelans into the U.S. en masse via a migrant flight program known as CHNV, with roughly 121,000 Venezuelans vetted and authorized for entry so far.
* Original Article:
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/18/stamford-murder-tied-to-tren-de-aragua/
