US Strike Kills Venezuelan Gang Leader Nino Guerrero, Trump Announces
President Donald Trump announced late Friday that the United States conducted a lethal strike targeting Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Nino Guerrero. Guerrero Flores was identified as the leader of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua. The United States has designated Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organization. Guerrero Flores was facing charges in a New York federal court for racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including providing support to terrorists, with these alleged offenses spanning over a decade.
President Donald Trump stated late on Friday that the United States had carried out a lethal strike against Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, who was also known as Nino Guerrero. Guerrero Flores was identified as the leader of the Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua.
Tren de Aragua has been labeled as a terrorist organization by the United States. Authorities indicated that Guerrero Flores was charged in a New York federal court. The charges included racketeering conspiracy and other related crimes.
These charges also encompassed lending support to terrorists, with the alleged criminal activities stretching for more than a decade.
(Source: South China Morning Post)
