President Donald Trump announced the US army's lethal strike on the compound of Niño Guerrero, the leader of the Tren De Aragua criminal organization, based out of Venezuela.
Guerrero, whose real name is Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, was born in Maracay, Venezuela on May 30, 1983. He expanded Tren De Aragua's influence from extorting prison inmates to controlling gold mines, drug corridors, and border crossings.
The State Department noted that Guerrero was charged with ordering acts of terrorism and violence in the US and acting in concert with Cartel De Los Soles in 2025.
Guerrero operated Tren De Aragua like a multinational crime syndicate, laundering money through cryptocurrency, trafficking drugs, and orchestrating acts of terror across borders.
The US army's strike was coordinated with friends in Venezuela, and Trump said it brought retribution for Guerrero's victims and their families.
