Anti-Air Missile Launcher Captured from Nuevo Casas Grandes Drug Cartel Joshua Philipp - Epoch Times
go to original April 27, 2016

A member of a Mexican drug cartel poses with two kalashnikov rifles, and a photo of a captured Redeye MANPADS system are shown side-by-side. The images were recently released by the Mexican attorney general. (Small Wars Journal)

A new weapon seized in a series of raids on the Mexican drug cartels in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, shows a concerning addition to the arsenals of the powerful gangs.

Between April 15 and April 19, agents of the Mexican attorney general carried out raids on the cartels, under what they called operation “For The Safety Of Casas Grande.” They seized drugs, a high-caliber sniper rifle, thousands of rounds of ammunition, 19 luxury vehicles, and five tigers.

But the main catch of the operation wasn’t the drugs or the exotic animals. The biggest find was a shoulder-fired anti-air missile launcher.

Mexican authorities released a photo of the Redeye (infrared) man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).

This marks the first time that visual proof has been released of a cartel getting its hands on a MANPADS system, according to Dr. Robert J. Bunker, adjunct research professor at the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute.

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