Narco tank

A narco tank (also called rhino truck, or monstruo, Spanish for monster[1]) is an improvised armoured fighting vehicle built from a truck, which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities. They are used by the drug cartels and other gangs in the Mexican Drug War.[2][3][4][5] About twenty such armoured trucks have been seized in Tamaulipas state alone, four of which were later destroyed.[6] On May 22, 2011 one such 'tank' was seized in Jalisco.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Tim. "Mexican drug gangs building own tanks as war intensifies". McClatchy DC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Mexico police seize 'narco-tank' used by drug gang". BBC News. May 21, 2010. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "'Narco tank' is latest find in cartels' armored vehicles". The Los Angeles Times. May 25, 2011. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mexico soldiers find narco 'tank' factory". Yahoo! News. AFP. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Mexican Cartels Moving Drugs in Armored Vehicles". Fox News. January 18, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Mexican army destroys drug cartel 'narco-tanks'". BBC News. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Mexico police seize 'narco-tank' used by drug gang". BBC News. May 22, 2011. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

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