Report: 'El Chapo' alliance preparing for war with rival cartel

A cartel group in alliance with Sinaloa cartel kingping Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are preparing to fight those seeking power in the absence of Guzman, new photos purportedly show. A cartel group in alliance with Sinaloa cartel kingping Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are preparing to fight those seeking power in the absence of Guzman, new photos purportedly show. Photo: Courtesy/Blog Del Narco Photo: Courtesy/Blog Del Narco Image 1 of / 72 Caption Close Report: 'El Chapo' alliance preparing for war with rival cartel 1 / 72 Back to Gallery

A cartel group in alliance with former Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are preparing to fight those seeking power in the absence of Guzman, new photos purportedly show.

La Linea, a subgroup of Cartel de Juarez, arrived in Sinaloa this week to assist Guzman's godson and the man who once helped him escape prison, Blog del Narco reported. The publication reported that the group is made up of 5,000 men who work along the Texas-Mexico border.

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The group of sicarios brought large weapons with them in preparation for when the Associated Press is calling a "bloody turf war" that could break out to "fill the power vacuum" left by Guzman.

Earlier this month, after Guzman was extradited to the U.S. to face a slew of charges, his sons were injured in an attack from a rival cartel. Blog del Narco reported that groups across Mexico are readying for an all-out fight to stake claim to territory and business that was long controlled by Guzman and his affiliates.

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The new photos show that large weapons and vehicles are a key part of the preparation. In some of the images, the poster covered faces of the armed men with social media "stickers" in order to conceal their identities.

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