Two men have been arrested in connection to 25 cases linked to Romanian organized crime, which the city of San Jose has seen a significant spike in since the summer.

The criminal cases tied to Mogos Constantin, 35, and Renaldo Vaduva, 19, were reported from July to October, and include armed carjacking, armed robbery, strong arm robbery, and grand theft, police said. Both suspects were arrested after police served search warrants in San Jose and Livermore.

Police during the search found evidence tied crimes Constantin and Vaduva are accused of and $13,000 in cash. Officers also seized three vehicles, and discovered evidence linked to crimes of jewelry swap scams and robberies, Facebook Marketplace vehicle scams, credit card skimmers, and money laundering.

Both Constantin and Vaduva were

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