How did a Venezuelan dropout become a crime boss on the US hit list?

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-13 · 23:22 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as "Nino Guerrero," the leader of the Tren de Aragua, was killed at age 42 in a US-Venezuelan raid. Guerrero, a high school dropout, transformed a Venezuelan prison gang, founded in 2014, into a powerful criminal organization operating across eight South American countries. The US has designated Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organization. The raid was announced by President Donald Trump and confirmed by Venezuela.

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Tren de Aragua has been designated a terrorist organization by the US.

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Tren de Aragua was founded in Venezuela in 2014.

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Guerrero Flores was a high school dropout who led the Tren de Aragua.

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Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Nino Guerrero, was killed in a US-Venezuelan raid.

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Tren de Aragua is believed to be active in eight South American countries.

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The Tren de Aragua leader killed in a US-Venezuelan raid was a high school dropout who lived in comfort behind bars as he transformed a prison gang into one of the most powerful and extensive criminal organisations in Latin America.Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Nino Guerrero, or “child warrior”, died at age 42 in a raid announced Friday by President Donald Trump and later confirmed by Venezuela.Founded in Venezuela in 2014, Tren de Aragua has been designated a terrorist organisation by the US and is believed to be active in eight South American countries, including Colombia, Peru and Chile.

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