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Latin Times
Latin Times
Politics
Pedro Camacho

Top Tren de Aragua Prosecutor Downplays Founder's Death by US Forces: 'Not a Criminal Structure Sustained by One Leader'

Trump Announced the death of Tren de Aragua Leader “Niño Guerrero” by US Military through a post on Truth Social on June 12 (Credit: Trump's Truth Social account)

The death of Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as "Niño Guerrero," by the US military is unlikely to significantly weaken the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua because other senior figures are positioned to assume leadership roles, according to Chilean prosecutor Héctor Barros.

Barros, who coordinates organized crime and homicide investigations in Chile's Metropolitan Region, said that Guerrero's death is important for ongoing investigations across the region but is not expected to dismantle the organization.

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