Trump says US military killed Tren de Aragua leader in joint operation with Venezuela

Updated On: 13 June, 2026 11:28 AM IST | Washington | IANS

US President Donald Trump said the American military killed alleged Tren de Aragua leader Héctor "Nino" Guerrero in a coordinated operation with Venezuelan authorities. Trump described the strike as part of his administration's campaign against transnational criminal organisations

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US President Donald Trump said that the US military had killed the alleged leader of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua in a military operation coordinated with Venezuela.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said US Southern Command carried out a "swift and lethal kinetic strike" that killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as "Niño Guerrero", whom he described as "the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth."