U.S. Strike in Venezuela Marks Shift in Approach to War on Drugs
The strike targeted Hector Rusthenford Guerrero in a rural compound, and Venezuela said the operation was a joint effort against organized crime.
- On Saturday, Venezuela and energy firm IMPSA signed an agreement to complete the Tocoma hydroelectric project, which the government stated will add 2,640 megawatts of energy to the national grid.
- Acting President Delcy Rodriguez has prioritized solving frequent power cuts affecting Venezuelans nationwide, while IMPSA, now owned by the U.S.-based Industrial Acquisitions Fund, aims to rehabilitate two key hydroelectric projects.
- Recent security operations, including the strike on gang leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero, could facilitate foreign investment in Venezuela's mining sector, research consultant Bram Ebus suggested, as these actions aim to clear areas long hampered by criminal groups.
- Venezuela's government described the strike on Guerrero, also known as El Niño Guerrero, as a "joint operation" with the United States to fight organized crime; the State Department previously listed his gang, the Tren de Aragua, as a foreign terrorist organization.
- President Trump's administration has increasingly conducted direct operations against criminal groups in Latin America rather than solely aiding local militaries, a shift national security expert Adam Isacson noted reflects an increased focus on unilateral action.
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Trump and Delcy Rodríguez’s joint hunt in the gold mines of Venezuela
The video, taken from the air, shows a modest green-roofed building in a forest clearing in southeastern Venezuela. As in the dozens of videos Donald Trump has shared over the last months of supposed narco-boats being blasted apart in the Caribbean Sea, the house disintegrates after the missile hits. A column of black smoke rises over the trees, visible from miles away. Ten seconds is all it took to kill Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, 42, a…
US strike against Tren de Aragua leader in Venezuela exemplifies Trump's approach to war on drugs
FILE – Soldiers raid the Tocorón Penitentiary Center, in Tocorón, Venezuela, Sept. 20, 2023. The Tren de Aragua gang originated at the prison. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File) BOGOTA, Colombia | The U.S. military attack in Venezuela Friday that killed the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang reflects a strategic shift by U.S. President Donald Trump toward direct U.S. involvement in the war on drugs that began earlier this year, with a special focus…
U.S. strike in Venezuela marks shift in approach to war on drugs
BOGOTA, Colombia — The U.S. military attack in Venezuela on Friday that killed the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang reflects a strategic shift by U.S. President Donald Trump toward direct U.S. involvement in the war on drugs that began earlier this year, with a special focus this time on gaining access to Venezuela’s lucrative mining sector, analysts have told The Associated Press. Read more...
US-Venezuela Operation Neutralizes Tren de Aragua’s ‘Niño Guerrero’ in Bolívar State (+US Company in Tocoma Hydroelectric Project)
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)— Through an official statement, the government of Venezuela reported Saturday that a “joint operation” with US security agencies successfully neutralized Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the notorious leader of the transnational criminal organization Tren de Aragua, widely known by his alias “Niño Guerrero.” The security operation was carried out in the southeast of Bolívar state with specialized technical and tec…
The president in charge of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, announced this Saturday, June 13, the signing of an agreement between the Venezuelan State and the prestigious Latin American company IMPSA, destined to execute the culmination of the civil and engineering works of the Tocoma Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Venezuela signed an agreement with the Argentine infrastructure multinational IMPSA to conclude the Tocoma hydroelectric power plant in the state of Bolívar, announced interim President Delcy Rodríguez.
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