7 incredible narco tanks built by Mexican cartels:
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Through ingenious engineering, and by taking a page out of Mad Max, various cartels created "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. Four narco tanks were seized in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in addition to an additional 23 trucks that were awaiting modification.
The Mexican military's subsequent crack-down on the creation of monstruos forced the practice to go underground. Narco tanks are still produced, but today's versions have their armored paneling on the inside so as to not draw unwanted attention from rival cartels and the military.
Below are some of the most impressive narco tanks from the vehicles heyday.
The largest most behemoth versions of narco tanks were created from modified semi-trucks.
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Although, in a pinch, dump trucks were also modified into massive steel-plated monsters.
Even smaller narco tanks were armored almost completely with steel plates that could be upwards of two inches thick.
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As part of further defensive measures, the tanks were usually equipped with double wheels.
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Offensively, narco tanks had armored turrets and weapon bays on the side out of which cartel members could point assault rifles.
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Some vehicles were even equipped with battering rams to plow through traffic and any potential roadblocks.
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