The Trump administration announced Friday a U.S. strike inside Venezuela had killed the alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang. The attack was done in coordination with Venezuela’s interim government, which came to power after the U.S. abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. President Trump said on social media that U.S. forces “delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute” the accused leader, known as Niño Guerrero. Trump’s Justice Department last year charged Guerrero with multiple federal crimes, including “facilitating acts of terrorism.”

This comes as the Trump administration continues to attack boats off the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, claiming, without evidence, the vessels are linked to drug trafficking. Over 200 people have been killed as the strikes are widely condemned as illegal. Brian Finucane of the International Crisis Group said Guerrero’s reported execution came as part of “more lawless, performative killing by the Trump administration.” Finucane added, “Outside of armed conflict, premeditated killing is referred to as murder.”