Trump says US airstrike killed notorious Tren de Aragua leader in Venezuela

The US military has carried out deadly airstrikes to kill the notorious Tren ge Aragua gang leader in Venezuela, as confirmed by President Donald Trump.

Trump announced the death of Niño Guerrero, the long-time leader of the Tren de Aragua, one of the most notorious criminal groups in Latin America.

Taking to Truth Social post, Trump posted, “At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero.”

For years, the infamous gang has been the target of the Trump administration, accused of engaging in “irregular warfare” against the United States.

“Early in my Administration, I delivered on my promise to designate Tren de Aragua as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, deport thousands of evil criminals, and wage war against the Cartels, who have long been waging war against our Citizens, while weak leaders left America helpless and defensive,” Trump added.

According to the US President, the strikes were carried out with coordination with our friends in Venezuela with whom we are working very well.

Moreover, Trump also pledged to wipe out these terrorist organizations, drug cartels, and lords from the Earth and “send them to the depths of hell where they belong.”

Venezuelan authorities also confirmed their involvement in this “joint military operation.”

Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Niño Guerrero, transformed a Venezuelan prison gang into a massive transnational criminal organization.

Under Guerrero, the gang expanded into eight countries, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and the US.

Evolving from extorting migrants, the gang now engages in sex-trafficking, contract killing, kidnapping, gold mine control, and drug trafficking.

The gang partners with local criminal organizations, such as factions linked to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel in Ecuador and the ELN guerrilla group in Colombia.