‘Tanks’ used by Mexican cartels

Discussion in 'Politics' started by bearice, Jun 11, 2011.

  1. For the drug cartel boss who has everything, the latest piece of military hardware is the “narco tank.”

    Today’s competitive crime mafias in Mexico are no longer satisfied with bazookas, rocket-propelled grenades or land mines. The Mexican military has discovered that gangsters south of Texas are building armored assault vehicles, with gun turrets, inch-thick armor plates, firing ports and bulletproof glass.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...ow-using-tanks/2011/06/06/AGacrALH_story.html