The United States government has confirmed the death of Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Tren de Aragua organization, following a military operation in Venezuela.

美國政府已確認 Tren de Aragua 組織領袖 Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores 在委內瑞拉的一場軍事行動後死亡。

The neutralization of Guerrero Flores, also known as 'Niño Guerrero,' was achieved through a 'swift and lethal kinetic' strike targeting a compound in the state of Bolivar. This operation was characterized by the Venezuelan Ministry of Communications as a joint effort, during which clashes occurred between security forces and criminal elements. The action follows a period of heightened US strategic focus on the organization, which Washington has designated as a terrorist entity. Prior to the strike, the US State Department had incentivized the capture of Guerrero Flores with a bounty of $5 million, while federal prosecutors in New York had filed charges against him involving racketeering and the provision of material support to terrorists.

消滅 Guerrero Flores（亦被稱為「Niño Guerrero」）是透過一次針對玻利瓦爾州一個據點的「迅速且致命的軍事」打擊而達成。委內瑞拉通訊部將這次行動描述為一次聯合行動，期間保安部隊與犯罪分子發生了衝突。此次行動發生在華盛頓將該組織指定為恐怖組織並提高戰略關注之後。在打擊之前，美國國務部曾開出 500 萬美元的懸賞金以鼓勵緝拿 Guerrero Flores，而紐約的聯邦檢察官則就其涉及敲詐及向恐怖分子提供物質支持提起訴訟。

Historically, Tren de Aragua emerged over a decade ago within a correctional facility in Aragua state, where systemic institutional neglect allowed inmates to establish a sophisticated autonomous administration. The organization subsequently expanded its operational reach across Latin America and into the United States, coinciding with large-scale Venezuelan emigration. While regional governments in Peru and Colombia have attributed increased violence to the group, the think tank InSight Crime notes a lack of large-scale international cocaine trafficking, contrasting the group with other regional cartels.

從歷史來看，Tren de Aragua 是在十多年前出現於阿拉瓜州的一家矯正設施中，當時制度性的監管缺失使得囚犯能夠建立一套複雜的自治管理系統。隨後，隨著委內瑞拉的大規模移民，該組織將其行動範圍擴展至整個拉丁美洲及美國。雖然秘魯與哥倫比亞的區域政府將暴力增加歸咎於該組織，但智庫 InSight Crime 指出，該組織缺乏大規模的國際古柯鹼走私，與其他區域卡特爾有所不同。

Institutional positioning regarding the group's hierarchy has been a point of contention. The Trump administration has consistently asserted that Tren de Aragua operated under the direction of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—who was extracted by US forces in January to face narcotics charges. However, this assertion is contradicted by a declassified US intelligence assessment. This operation constitutes a continuation of a broader campaign involving maritime strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, which the US military reports have resulted in at least 207 fatalities since September.

關於該組織層級的體制定位一直是一個爭論焦點。川普政府一貫主張 Tren de Aragua 是在前委內瑞拉總統尼古拉斯·馬杜羅的指示下運作——馬杜羅於一月被美國軍隊抓捕以面對毒品指控。然而，這一主張與一份解密的美國情報評估報告相矛盾。此次行動屬於一場更廣泛行動的延續，包括在加勒比海與東太平洋的海上打擊，根據美國軍方報告，自九月以來已導致至少 207 人死亡。

The death of Guerrero Flores marks a significant escalation in the US campaign against Tren de Aragua, occurring amidst a broader geopolitical effort to dismantle the organization's transnational infrastructure.

Guerrero Flores 的死亡標誌著美國打擊 Tren de Aragua 的行動大幅升級，且正處於一個更廣泛的地緣政治努力之中，旨在摧毀該組織的跨國基礎設施。