La Linea cartel leaks photos of exotic animals, expensive cars, drugs, guns to Mexican media

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From exotic animals and mounds of cocaine to flashy cars and arsenals of illegal weapons, La Linea leaked more than 60 photos of their outrageous expenditures to a Mexican media outlet.

The photos, published by El Blog del Narco, which chronicles cartel operations, provide the public a glimpse of life as a member of the ruthless La Linea, a group of enforcers for the Juarez Cartel.

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Cartel and other crime groups sometimes send photos to media outlets to portray a nationalistic image, and also to intimidate other groups from coming into their area, according to Mike Vigil, former chief of international operations for the DEA.

La Linea, which is a 100-person splinter group operating along the Texas-Mexico border, is currently in conflict with the Sinaloa Cartel, causing what Vigil called complete carnage in the area.

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"The Juarez cartel is pretty much in demise, but La Linea has continued and is now becoming a splinter group from the Juarez cartel — very much like Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel," said Vigil, author of the book DEAL.

In addition to their taste for expensive cars and exotic animals, La Linea has made headlines for their participation in public displays of violence.

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"During the hay day of the Juarez Cartel, (La Linea) made Juarez one of the most violent cities in the world with bloodshed and carnage," Vigil said.

Click and scroll through the slideshow above to see photos sent in by the men toting the guns.

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