Niño Guerrero

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Héctor Rusthenford "Niño" Guerrero Flores (2 December 1983 – c. 12 June 2026) was a Venezuelan drug trafficker and leader of Tren de Aragua. Along with Yohan José Romero and Larry Álvarez Núñez, he was one of the co-founders of the organization. In 2010, he was captured while trafficking in stolen goods and drugs in Maracay. He was incarcerated at the Aragua Penitentiary Center, from which he escaped in 2012. In 2013, he was recaptured in Barquisimeto. In February 2018, he was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the crimes of homicide, drug trafficking, identity theft, and concealment of military-grade weapons, among other charges. From the Tocorón prison, Guerrero led the operations of Tren de Aragua, driving its expansion internationally. He escaped from it in 2023, when Venezuelan security forces carried out a major operation to retake control of the prison. On 12 June 2026, U.S. president Donald Trump announced that Guerrero was killed by airstrike during a joint assassination operation...

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