Niño Guerrero, Leader Of ‘Bloodthirsty’ Terror Outfit Tren de Aragua, Killed In US Strike: Trump

Published 13 June 2026 · us

Niño Guerrero, Leader Of ‘Bloodthirsty’ Terror Outfit Tren de Aragua, Killed In US Strike: Trump Published By, Last Updated: June 13, 2026, 08:24 IST The

Niño Guerrero, Leader Of ‘Bloodthirsty’ Terror Outfit Tren de Aragua, Killed In US Strike: Trump Published By, Last Updated: June 13, 2026, 08:24 IST The United States has designated Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organisation. Its leader, Guerrero Flores, has been charged with racketeering conspiracy and several other offences. Rapid Read File image of Tren de Aragua Leader Niño Guerrero and US President Donald Trump. (Source: X/Reuters) President Donald Trump on Friday said a “swift and lethal kinetic" US strike had killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he described as “the infamous leader" of the Tren de Aragua gang. The United States has designated Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organisation. In December, US authorities announced that Guerrero Flores had been charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and several other offences, including providing support to terrorists in criminal activities that allegedly spanned more than a decade. At the time, US Attorney Jay Clayton said the gang was responsible for “countless acts of violence, extortion and drug trafficking" across North America, South America and Europe. Trump nominated Clayton on Thursday to serve as director of national intelligence. The US State Department had also offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Guerrero Flores’ arrest. Announcing the killing of Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth." “Early in my Administration, I delivered on my promise to designate Tren de Aragua as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation, deport thousands of evil criminals, and wage war against the Cartels, who have long been waging war against our Citizens, while weak leaders left America helpless and defensive.

This action was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well. As a result, Tren de Aragua terrorists no longer have a safe haven in Venezuela or anywhere else and, under my leadership, we will find these vicious murderers and drug lords anytime, anyplace, and send them to the depths of hell where they belong," the US president added. Also Read: ‘Discombobulator’: Trump Names US Secret Weapon Used In Maduro Raid, Says ‘Can’t Talk About It’ In his social media post, Trump referred to Guerrero Flores by his alias “Nino Guerrero." The Pentagon did not provide any additional details beyond President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social. Earlier this week, the @DeptofWar — in full collaboration with Venezuelan security forces — conducted a kinetic strike on a Tren de Aragua (TdA) compound in Venezuela. TdA founder & leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, aka “Niño Guerrero," was confirmed killed during the…— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) June 13, 2026 Trump and senior administration officials have repeatedly accused Tren de Aragua of driving violence and illegal drug trafficking in several US cities. The president also spent months asserting that the gang operated under the control of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a claim that was contradicted by a declassified US intelligence assessment. Maduro was taken out of Venezuela by the United States in January to face drug-related charges in a US court.