Trump says the US attacked leader of the criminal group Tren de Aragua US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US carried out a lethal attack against Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Trump also posted a video that would show the attack (see above). This is the first land attack of his administration on alleged criminals on land in Latin America. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Trump had declared Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization last year. "This action was closely coordinated with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well," Trump said. The White House, Pentagon and U.S. Southern Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "On my orders, the United States Southern Command carried out a rapid and lethal kinetic attack to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of the Tren de Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty terrorist organizations on the planet," Trump wrote on his social network, Truth Social. Over the past year, the Trump administration has ordered attacks on vessels believed to be serving drugs to the United States in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific. Part of these, according to the Southern Command, would belong to the Tren de Aragua. In October, Trump even stated that the country was in "armed conflict" with Venezuelan gangs. This report is being updated.