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US strike kills leader of Venezuelan prison gang: Trump

Tren de Aragua has been labelled by the United States as a terrorist organisation

1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenReutersandAssociated PressPublished: 9:31am, 13 Jun 2026⁠President ⁠Donald Trump said late on Friday that the US ‌had carried out a lethal strike on Hector Rusthenford ⁠Guerrero Flores, also known as Nino Guerrero, the leader ‌of Venezuelan prison ⁠gang ⁠Tren de ‌Aragua.

Tren de Aragua has been labelled by the United States as a terrorist organisation. Guerrero Flores was charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists in crimes that stretched more than a decade, authorities announced in December.

The White House, ‌Pentagon and ‌US ‌Southern Command ⁠did not immediately respond to ⁠a request for comment.

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