Two illegal immigrants from Venezuela with suspected ties to the Tren de Aragua prison gang have been arrested in New York in connection with the murder and robbery of a 59-year-old man at a Connecticut hotel.
Police say Gregory Marlin Galindez-Torias, a 24-year-old woman, and Moises Alejandro Condro-Urvaneja, a 22-year-old man, are wanted in connection with the shooting death of 59-year-old Angel Samaniego. has been done. at a Super 8 hotel in Stamford, Conn. – about 255 miles from where authorities arrested them with their two young children at a New York train station.
They are charged with possession of stolen property, grand larceny and flight from justice. No murder charges have yet been filed.
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Moises Alejandro Condro-Urvaneja, a suspected illegal immigrant and member of Torren de Aragua pictured in a New York mugshot, has been arrested in connection with the shooting and robbery of a man in Connecticut. (Rensselaer Police Department)
Rensselaer police arrested them on suspicion of using the victim's credit card at the city's Amtrak station. They had two young children, ages 1 and 3, when police arrived.
“Our investigation revealed that both parties are in the country illegally from Venezuela,” Rensselaer Police Chief Warren Famiglietti said in a statement. “Both parties are believed to be connected to the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization Torren de Aragua.”
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Gregory Marlin Galindes-Trias, the suspected illegal immigrant pictured in the New York mug shot and an associate of Torren de Aragua, has been arrested in connection with the shooting and robbery of a man in Connecticut. (Rensselaer Police Department)
He said his department notified Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the arrests, which requested the two men's custody. They were each being held on $2 million bail.
Federal law enforcement officials told Fox News that Galindez-Torias entered the U.S. in a catch-and-release case near Fort Brown, Texas, in 2022, before her youngest child was born. Condro Urbaneja is a “fugitive” who entered the country at an unknown time and place, but he is “100% Torren de Aragua.”
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A Google Maps image shows the Stamford Super 8 Hotel where 59-year-old victim Angel Samaniego was shot and killed. (Google Maps)
Officials said the victim, a legal immigrant and green card holder, came to the United States from Ecuador and was killed at a hotel in Stamford.
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The children were placed in the custody of Rensselaer County Child Protective Services. One of them is a U.S. citizen; stanford advocate Reported. The other is from Venezuela. The newspaper said Galindez-Torias called them “my children” in court.
Police said they recovered Samaniego's stolen items from the couple. They also allegedly took his car from the crime scene.
Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact Stamford Police at 203-977-4417.
