Tren de Aragua leader killed in US military strike, Trump says
Trump said the U.S. military "delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike."
ByABC NEWS
June 12, 2026, 10:23 PM
The leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has been killed in a U.S. military strike, President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday night.
"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua," Trump said in the post.

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