President Donald Trump announced Friday night that American forces launched a lethal kinetic strike on alleged Tren de Aragua leader Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as“Niño Guerrero."

The order comes after the Justice Department charged Guerrero Flores last year with ordering, directing and facilitating acts of terrorism and violence in the United States and acting in concert with Cartel de Los Soles. 

"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth," Trump posted on Truth Social. 

The president said the operation was conducted in coordination with Venezuela.

"As a result, Tren de Aragua terrorists no longer have safe haven in Venezuela or anywhere else," Trump said. "Under my leadership, we will find these vicious murderers and drug lords anytime, anyplace, and send them to the depths of hell where they belong."

The State Department previously offered rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or the conviction of Guerrero Flores. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.