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Truck with 50 cal. machine gun and arsenal

PaulW - 11-20-2018 at 03:12 PM

I did not search to validate this info. Here is the report

Truck with 50 cal. machine gun and arsenal found abandoned in NW Sonora
Posted by Steve CTPA BB Forum from Excelsior

Soldiers of the Mexican Army found an armored truck, that on the roof of the cab it has mounted an enormous caliber 50 machine gun and in its interior an arsenal of assault rifles and magazines.

The finding was in the desert region of the municipality of Caborca , a few kilometers from the border between Sonora and Arizona.

Sources from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) confirmed that the finding was finalized on Saturday by troops from the 45th Military Zone who carried out ground reconnaissance work near the Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez Ejido.

The total of the seizure was a pick-up truck, Chevrolet LUV 2600, without plates of nor report of robbery, having a mounted a machine gun machine caliber 50; plus four AK-47 rifle-type weapons and a 9mm pistol; as well as 317 magazine caliber 50 and 419 bullets 7.62x39mm.












Pickup.jpg - 31kB Weapons.jpg - 27kB Pickup again.jpg - 20kB Mapa.jpg - 33kB

chippy - 11-20-2018 at 03:24 PM

I hear theres good dove hunting around Caborca.:biggrin:

woody with a view - 11-20-2018 at 03:25 PM

Fast and furious remnants.

chuckie - 11-20-2018 at 03:40 PM

KOOL!

BajaTed - 11-20-2018 at 06:09 PM

FYI, going price is about $10K for the 50 cal.

bajabuddha - 11-20-2018 at 11:40 PM

* insert Tim Allen grunt here *

BajaBlanca - 11-21-2018 at 03:47 AM

Are you kidding me?!

No wonder some folks are afraid to come down. If I didn't live here and saw that photo, I doubt I would either.