Ford F-350[1] "Monstruo 2010" featuring a turret, captured by Mexican authorities in Jalisco, 2011.
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.
^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.
A narcotank, also called rhino trucks or monstruos (Spanish for 'monster'), is a type of improvised fighting vehicle used by drug cartels. The vehicles...
p. 56, 57. "Mexico police seize 'narco-tank'". BBC News. 22 May 2011. Hernandez, Daniel (25 May 2011). "'Narcotank' is latest find in cartels' armored...
portrayed by Fernando Bonilla in the third season of the Netflix Series Narcos: Mexico. Mexico portal Biography portal List of fugitives from justice who...
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a display that they have respect for the Gulf cartel. There are several Narco-Rap music videos on YouTube dedicated to Flores Borrego from a Reynosa hip-hop...
October 2012. "Mexico's Real Life 'Day of the Dead' Mystery: Where is Body of Narco Heriberto Lazcano?". Hispanically Speaking News. 29 October 2012. Archived...
to the agency, the only evidence was provided by one U.S. agent and the "narco-banners". The banners suggest that the cartel's problems come from the lower...
ejecutados; narcomantas señalan que muertos son de Los Zetas". Blog del Narco (in Spanish). 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2012...
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scene of a violent battle between the two cartels in which about ten narcotanks were used. The battle lasted until the next day. The Gulf Cartel prevailed...
2013. "Dos integrantes del cártel de Sinaloa en lista de cabecillas del narco en EU". Milenio (in Spanish). Notimex. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original...
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Retrieved 19 May 2020. Trevithick, Joseph (18 October 2019). "Cartel "NarcoTanks," Heavy Weapons On Full Display During Battle Over El Chapo's Son". The...
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