Gang leader Flores had controlled the vast criminal syndicate from Venezuela for years.

President Trump said Friday that a U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called "the infamous leader" of the Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela.

President Donald Trump says a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang.

Trump announced the killing of the leader of Tren de Aragua in the U.S. strike, with the assistance of Venezuela.