How did a Venezuelan dropout become a crime boss on the US hit list? (opens original article in a new tab)

A Venezuelan high school dropout became a crime boss leading Tren de Aragua, a US-designated terrorist organisation active in eight South American countries, before dying in a US-Venezuelan raid with a $5 million bounty on his head.

• Tren de Aragua leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores died in a US-Venezuelan raid
• Guerrero transformed a prison gang into a powerful Latin American criminal organisation
• Guerrero had a US$5 million bounty on his head for drug trafficking and extortion
• Guerrero was a high school dropout who became involved in crime at age 26