Venezuela in June 2026: the most important developments in security
In June 2026 in Venezuela, the leading security development was the killing of the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in a US air strike, announced by President Donald Trump on 13 June. Venezuelan officials described the operation as a joint effort with the United States. Around the same time, Trump and Delcy Rodríguez jointly announced an initiative against illegal gold mines, following Venezuela's deployment of troops on 9 June to a mining region controlled by criminal groups and a joint Venezuelan and US military operation against gold mining gangs on 11 June.
On 2 June in Chile, a Santander bank executive was among 19 people arrested in a crackdown on Tren de Aragua.
At the end of the month, after the earthquakes of 25 June, a US military command arrived in Venezuela to oversee rescue efforts, and the military took control in the affected areas. Mexican soldiers rescued a child from the rubble. On 29 June the government blocked the flight home of an opposition leader.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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