Overview

• Regional police on rural patrols in Teocaltiche located a red Ford Super Duty abandoned after several men fled on seeing the convoy.
• The truck had artisanal armor known as a Monstruo, a configuration used by organized-crime cells to withstand gunfire and move on rural routes.
• Officers recovered 51 cartridges, including 46 of 5.56x45 caliber, plus an AK-47 magazine and a box of tire spikes.
• The vehicle and items were secured and placed under custody on orders from the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, with pericial analysis pending.
• Authorities described the seizure as part of Operativo Altos Norte with continued joint presence with the National Guard and the state prosecutor, and no arrests were reported.