Mexico destroyed 50 Monstertrucks of the Drug Cartels

Fight against gangs - Mexico destroyed 50 Monstertrucks of the Drug Cartels

In Mexico, authorities have destroyed 50 self-built armored vehicles of the Drug Cartels. The seized Monstertrucks were linked to 30 investigation procedures, according to the General Prosecutor's Office. They were destroyed in the northeastern city of Reynosa in the state of Tamaulipas at the US border. According to the media, these vehicles belonged to the Gulf Cartel.

These Vehicles are usually off-road vehicles, which are modified with camouflaged steel plates and towers for use in gang wars. They are also called Frankenstein-Lkw, they are compared to the vehicles from the Mad Max action film series.

According to media reports, the first armored vehicles of this kind appeared in Mexico in 2010. Since then, authorities are said to have destroyed more than 300 of them.

Mexico has been suffering from a bloody drug war for years. Drug cartels and smaller criminal syndicates control entire regions of the Latin American country and fight each other for influence areas and smuggling routes for Drugs and migrants. In the past year, in a country with around 126 million inhabitants, more than 30,000 murders were recorded. Most crimes remain unsolved.

1. The United States borders with Tamaulipas, a state in Mexico, where authorities have dismantled numerous operations involving drug cartels and their modified pickup trucks, often referred to as Monstertrucks.
2. The Gulf Cartel, one of the notorious drug cartels in Mexico, is believed to have used these heavily armed and armored pickup vehicles for various criminal activities, including the transportation of drugs.
3. In an attempt to combat this escalating criminality, authorities in the United States have increased surveillance and cooperation with their Mexican counterparts along the border, particularly in Tamaulipas.
4. Despite these efforts, the Drug Cartels in Mexico continue to innovate, often modifying standard vehicles, such as pickups, into powerful and heavily armed Monstertrucks, further fueling the ongoing drug war in Mexico.

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