Mexican Cartel Chevy Suburban with M2 50. cal mounted in the rear and windows kicked out that was captured in the Nuevo Laredo area from the Los Zetas Cartel near the United States border circa 2010 or 2011. (1)

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Heavily armoured technicals in Mexico are often nicknamed 'Narco Tanks' and were originally armoured shells over the top of normal trucks, but have gradually moved towards more low-profile vehicles such as these, which are easier to blend in with the normal civilian population. Some of them are outfitted with armoured 'bathtubs' in the interior , such as inside doors or body panels, to provide armour to the vehicle without it being overtly visible like an external armoured shell like those used in the Middle East.

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'Narco Tanks' are usually operated in convoys of multiple vehicles and often double as passenger and troop carriers, so the fact this gun cannot be traversed to the other side is not a problem, as the vehicle behind or in front would have its own weapon mounted to face that direction in order to cover both sides of the vehicle convoy. The prevalence of these armoured vehicles means that on both sides RPG’s and Anti-armour weapons such as 50. calibre rifles and machineguns are being used to ensure a vehicle is positively knocked out during engagements. (2)