A narco tank, also called rhino trucks or monstruos (Spanish for 'monster'), is a type of improvised fighting vehicle used by drug cartels. [2]

Oct 22, 2020 · Through ingenious engineering, and by taking a page out of “Mad Max,” cartels created so-called narco tanks. These home-made armored vehicles, also known in Spanish as “ monstruo ” for their hulking size, reached peak popularity in 2011 as the Mexican military seized a garage from the Los Zetas that was being used to construct the vehicles.

Feb 2, 2016 · Narco Tanks are improvised armored vehicles used by the Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas. They are built out of a variety of commercial vehicles.

Oct 11, 2024 · The use of Mexico’s now-legendary narco tanks in face-offs between criminal groups is growing, and technological innovations have helped them evolve from being a symbolic emblem to an important tactical weapon on the battlefield.

Narco tanks, sometimes called 'los monstruos' (the monsters) by locals, are highly armored, heavily armed vehicles designed to withstand and dish out loads of punishment. In this article, we'll explore how narco tanks are being used, how they're created and what their presence means for law enforcement.

Jun 20, 2023 · Dubbed “monstruo” or “monster” vehicles by the Mexican government, the tanks are the closest thing cartels have to armored vehicles. These most recently seized homemade tanks were made by the Gulf...

Jun 11, 2011 · The Zetas, the core of which are defectors from Mexico’s Special Forces, likely elevated this latest arms war to asymmetrical weapons. “Narco-tanks” from this groups have been found in various parts of the country, including one dubbed “El Moustro” (Mexican for “The Monster”) for its size and look.

Feb 19, 2015 · Through ingenious engineering, and by taking a page out of "Mad Max," cartels created so-called narco tanks. These home-made armored vehicles, also known in Spanish as "monstruo" for their...

Feb 19, 2015 · Through ingenious engineering, and by taking a page out of "Mad Max,"Â cartels created so-called narco tanks. These home-made armored vehicles, also known in Spanish as " monstruo " for their...

Jul 29, 2022 · Photos released by authorities showed heavily modified pick-up trucks fitted with armored plating, bullet-proof glass, and machine gun turrets, among other military-style features. These trucks are commonly referred to as narco-tanks or monstruos (monsters).