U.S. Strike Kills Venezuelan gang leader

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that a military strike conducted by U.S. Southern Command killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, widely known as the Venezuelan gang leader ‘Niño Guerrero. In a statement posted on Truth Social, President Trump described the operation as a "swift and lethal kinetic strike" carried out under his direct orders.

Héctor, who built Tren de Aragua from a Venezuelan prison gang into a powerful transnational cartel, involved in human trafficking, drug smuggling, extortion, and contract killings. The President's announcement was accompanied by a declassified video showing the precise moment of the strike, which depicted a compound building with a green roof being destroyed in a massive explosion.