President Donald Trump says a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a social media post that the strike was carried out earlier this week at a Tren de Aragua compound in Venezuela. Trump often cited Tren de A

The White House, Pentagon and U.S. ⁠Southern Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting ⁠by Christian Martinez and Jasper Ward; ​Editing by Sergio ​Non)

White House correspondent Rich Edson reports on President Donald Trump's announcement of a U.S. strike that eliminated Tren de Aragua's leader.

The president said the strike was coordinated with the government in Caracas.

The U.S. has killed the leader of the Tren De Aragua drug cartel, Niño Guerrero, in a strike that was coordinated with Venezuela, President Donald Trump said.

The U.S. military has killed Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday.

The U.S. military killed a leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in a strike coordinated with Caracas, President Trump announced on Friday, in an escalation of his campaign against cartels and criminal groups in the region.