Alleged Tren de Aragua leader charged with racketeering conspiracy and cocaine trafficking in Trump crackdown

Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as "Niño Guerrero," "El Cejón" and "El Innombrable," is facing multiple federal charges, including participating in a racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, cocaine importation conspiracy and using and carrying firearms, machine guns and destructive devices in furtherance of drug trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York. 

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against Guerrero Flores alleging that, for over a decade, the criminal mastermind directed gang members to commit countless violent crimes - including murders, extortion, kidnappings and sex trafficking - throughout the United States, South America and Central America.

"As alleged, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores has been the mastermind of Tren de Aragua's evolution from a Venezuelan prison gang into a transnational terrorist organization that committed countless acts of violence, extortion, and drug trafficking all over North America, South America, and Europe," said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.  

Prosecutors allege Guerrero Flores looked to maintain territorial dominance within Venezuela, leading TdA to later establish a strong gang presence throughout other South American countries and later infiltrating countries such as Europe, Spain, Mexico and Brazil.

If captured and convicted, Guerrero Flores faces the possibility of life in prison.

The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.