U.S. Military Kills Leader of Major Criminal Gang in Venezuela

President Trump announced the U.S. military killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, head of Tren de Aragua, a powerful criminal group operating across Latin America, on June 13. The U.S. labeled the organization a terrorist group, giving itself more power to act. This strike shows the U.S. is willing to kill gang leaders directly—something other countries in the region are now considering.