EL MONSTRUO 2011: The Mexican Drug Cartel's Purpose-Built Tank Read more: <http://www.businessinsider.com/el-monstruo-2011-the-latest-weapon-cartels-a re-using-to-fight-mexicos-drug-wars-2011-5#ixzz1M9U0ExwE> http://www.businessinsider.com/el-monstruo-2011-the-latest-weapon-cartels-ar e-using-to-fight-mexicos-drug-wars-2011-5#ixzz1M9U0ExwE >From ultralight aircraft <http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/06160b34ab314b18bd438b7deda812ee/AZ-- Ultralight-Drugs/> to homemade narco-submarines <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12461089> , Mexico's drug cartels have long been on the cutting edge of drug trafficking technology. But the discovery of the cartel's newest weapon - nicknamed El Monstruo 2011 - effectively puts a lid on any debate over whether the cartels are at war over their drug smuggling routes. El Monstruo 2011 is a homemade armored tank, the latest weapons innovation from Los Zetas, one of Mexico's largest and most brutal drug trafficking organizations. El Blog del Narco reports <http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2011/05/localizan-vehiculo-de-los-zetas-el.html > that the Mexican army captured the vehicle last week in Ciudad Meir, a border town that has been the site of a bloody turf battle <http://www.businessinsider.com/mexicos-drug-violence-is-spiraling-out-of-co ntrol-along-the-northeast-border-2011-4> between Los Zetas and their former bosses, the powerful Gulf Cartel. Army officials say the new model is an upgrade from previous armed vehicles used by the cartels. El Monstruo 2011 has a top speed of 68 mph and could hold up to 12 people. Officials said they expect similar vehicles are already being used by Los Zetas, primarily in the violent northern border state of Tamaulipas. <http://www.businessinsider.com/american-among-those-kidnapped-in-mexico-201 1-4> The Zetas organization - originally the enforcement arm of the Gulf Cartel - is widely seen as the most technologically advanced and violent of Mexico's drug gangs. The tanks represent a significant escalation in the cartel's use of paramilitary tactics <http://www.businessinsider.com/wikileaks-mexican-army-worked-with-extrajudi cial-gangs-in-juarez-2011-3> to fight its turf wars and respond to the government crackdown on the cartels. Read more: <http://www.businessinsider.com/el-monstruo-2011-the-latest-weapon-cartels-a re-using-to-fight-mexicos-drug-wars-2011-5#ixzz1M9TtDbVe> http://www.businessinsider.com/el-monstruo-2011-the-latest-weapon-cartels-ar e-using-to-fight-mexicos-drug-wars-2011-5#ixzz1M9TtDbVe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
