President Donald Trump announced on Friday that U.S. forces killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.

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The reported killing of Niño Guerrero targets a leader of a group the US has sanctioned for illicit activities, potentially impacting the operations of a 'foreign terrorist organization' involved in drug smuggling and human trafficking. The claim of coordination with Venezuelan authorities, despite prior US assertions of the gang's ties to the Maduro government, adds a layer of diplomatic complexity.