President Trump announced Friday that U.S. Southern Command killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, a leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, in a military strike. Trump described the operation as "swift and lethal" and said it was conducted with help from Venezuela.
Trump called Tren de Aragua "one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth." The gang has expanded its criminal operations across multiple countries in recent years.