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Old 05-16-2011, 03:56 AM   #1
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The war on drugs just got literal...
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The war in northern Mexico between drug cartels and the Mexican government has raged for 4 1/2 years, with little end in sight — especially with the cartels starting to build tanks like this one, nicknamed "El Monstruo 2011."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqTdA...layer_embedded

The Blog Del Narco reports that the tank was captured two weeks ago after a firefight outside Ciudad Mier in northern Mexico. The vehicle had a top speed of 68 mph, and could carry 12 people — but had no side shielding for its tires, which ultimately led to its end.



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http://jalopnik.com/5800350/mexican-...s-its-own-tank

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http://www.therepublic.com/view/stor...ralight-Drugs/
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No armour for the..............tires???

Wow.

You know........ they could have used a Volswagon Tiguan.



Plus, it is Mexico............
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lolol looks badass too bad they didnt put shields for the tires
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the one in the youtube video in op looks different than the one pictured

the one in the video looks like it has shielding for the wheels too
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...perhaps canada should lend the government half of all the tanks it owns to help with this war on drugs. ie 1 tank.
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...perhaps canada should lend the government half of all the tanks it owns to help with this war on drugs. ie 1 tank.
Like the one at the Seaforth Armoury.
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Ying trying to destroy yang. It will never happen. Cartels are a necessary entity in our functional world.
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added a "thanks" for thread title verbage. 'literal' sounded better than 'real', which would make the title sound so cliche. good on you for that
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