Trump says US military strike killed leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

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Saturday, 13 June, 2026, 10:13
President Donald Trump on Friday said U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.
"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Nino Guerrero the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet," Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday evening.

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