Venezuelan and US authorities announced the death of Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization, following a joint operation in southern Venezuela. According to the governments, Guerrero Flores—who carried a five-million-dollar US bounty—was killed in the coordinated raid. The operation represents a rare moment of cooperation between Caracas and Washington, whose relations have been strained over sanctions and migration. Tren de Aragua, one of the region's most powerful gangs, has expanded across Latin America in recent years, trafficking drugs and weapons, and has been blamed for widespread violence and displacement.

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