US-Venezuela strike kills alleged Tren de Aragua boss Niño Guerrero

U.S. and Venezuelan officials said they killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores—aka Niño Guerrero—the top leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in a June 12, 2026 operation, a strike Trump described as ‘swift and lethal’ on Truth Social. Guerrero had been a fugitive since escaping Tocorón prison in 2023 and is credited with helping build Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang that has spread across Latin America and beyond; the group was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. While the raid signals a high-profile cross-border effort against criminal networks, some claimed links cited by officials remain to be corroborated publicly.