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Narco tank

January 01, 1970

A narco tank, also called rhino trucks or monstruos (Spanish for 'monster'), is a type of improvised fighting vehicle used by drug cartels.[2] The vehicles are primarily civilian trucks with improvised vehicle armour, which adds operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities when fighting law enforcement or rivals during drug trafficking activities.

Ford F-350[1] "Monstruo 2010" featuring a turret, captured by Mexican authorities in Jalisco, 2011.

Mexico edit

In Mexico, narco tanks have been extensively manufactured and operated by drug cartels and other gangs involved in the Mexican Drug War.[3][4][5][6] They are often modified semi-trucks, dump trucks, pickup trucks, or other large vehicles not intended for such a purpose, and come equipped with varying levels of protection and attack capability. Mexican authorities have seized about twenty such armored trucks in the state of Tamaulipas alone, four of which were later destroyed.[7] Cartels also began to build narco tanks with the armor installed on the interior rather than outside the vehicle, to draw away suspicion from rival drug cartels and the Mexican government. On May 22, 2011, one such vehicle belonging to the Sinaloa Cartel was seized in the state of Jalisco.[3] On May 25, that same year, One narco tank was destroyed in the Battle of Ruíz.[8] In 2015, Mexican authorities found a narco tank factory in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas that had eight vehicles in it, which were in the process of having armor plates with firing ports added to them.[9] Some narco tanks are equipped with improvised battering rams on the front to break through roadblocks.[10] Narco Tanks were notably used in the Battle of Culiacán.[11][12] Five narco tanks were destroyed in the Battle of Doctor Coss between 13 March and 14 March 2021.[13][14]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Mexican police seize armored F-350 'narco tank' with machine gun turret".
  2. ^ Johnson, Tim. . McClatchy DC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Mexico police seize 'narco-tank' used by drug gang". BBC News. May 21, 2010. from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "'Narco tank' is latest find in cartels' armored vehicles". The Los Angeles Times. May 25, 2011. from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Mexico soldiers find narco 'tank' factory". Yahoo! News. AFP. June 6, 2011. from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ . Fox News. January 18, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Mexican army destroys drug cartel 'narco-tanks'". BBC News. June 6, 2011. from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program". ucdp.uu.se. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  9. ^ Jeremy Bender (18 February 2015). "Mexican authorities discovered a 'narco tank' factory near the US border". Business Insider Australia.
  10. ^ "Most amazing narco tanks - Business Insider". Business Insider. 19 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Cartel "Narco Tanks," Heavy Weapons on Full Display During Battle over el Chapo's Son". 18 October 2019.
  12. ^ ARES team (18 October 2019). "Weapons used by Sinaloa Cartel sicarios in Culiacán, Mexico". The Hoplite. Armament Research Services. from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  13. ^ "UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program". ucdp.uu.se. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  14. ^ "CDN vs CDG: Six Scorched Monstruos, Two Killed in Dr Coss, Nuevo León".

Further reading edit

External links edit

  • Narco tanks found by the Mexican authorities
  • Earlier version of a narco tank
  • Los "monstruos" del narco 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  • Tanks Encyclopedia provides an excellent look into Narco Tanks


 

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