Wolf boys : the extraordinary true story of two teenage assassins and Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel

**The brutal journey of two American kids from normal teenagers to Cartel killers.** At first glance, Gabriel Cardona was the poster boy American teenager: athletic, bright, handsome and charismatic. But the streets of his border town of Laredo, Texas, were poor and dangerous, and it wasn't long before Gabriel, along with some childhood friends, abandoned his promising future for the allure of the Zetas, a drug cartel with roots in the Mexican military, boosting cars and smuggling drugs. Within a few months they were to become some of the cartel's most-feared killers: __Los Lobos__, The Wolf Boys.Mexican-born detective Robert Garcia had worked hard all his life, struggling to raise his family in America. As violence spilled over the border into his adopted country, Detective Garcia's pursuit of the boys and their cartel leaders would place him face to face with the terrible consequences of a war he came to see as unwinnable.Through the eyes of these young boys, whose actions and lives blended teenage normalcy with monstrous barbarity, Dan Slater takes us from the Sierra Madre mountaintops to the dusty, dark alleys of small-town Texas on a harrowing, often brutal journey into the heart of the Mexican drug trade. An astonishing, immersive, non-fiction thriller informed by extraordinary research and vivid detail, __Wolf Boys__ uncovers the dark truth about Mexico's cartels and the tragic failure of the 'war on drugs'. The brutal journey of two American kids from normal teenagers to Cartel killers. At first glance, Gabriel Cardona was the poster boy American teenager: athletic, bright, handsome and charismatic. But the streets of his border town of Laredo, Texas, were poor and dangerous, and it wasn't long before Gabriel, along with some childhood friends, abandoned his promising future for the allure of the Zetas, a drug cartel with roots in the Mexican military, boosting cars and smuggling drugs. Within a few months they were to become some of the cartel's most-feared killers: Los Lobos , The Wolf Boys. Mexican-born detective Robert Garcia had worked hard all his life, struggling to raise his family in America. As violence spilled over the border into his adopted country, Detective Garcia's pursuit of the boys and their cartel leaders would place him face to face with the terrible consequences of a war he came to see as unwinnable. Through the eyes of these young boys, whose actions and lives blended teenage normalcy with monstrous barbarity, Dan Slater takes us from the Sierra Madre mountaintops to the dusty, dark alleys of small-town Texas on a harrowing, often brutal journey into the heart of the Mexican drug trade. An astonishing, immersive, non-fiction thriller informed by extraordinary research and vivid detail, Wolf Boys uncovers the dark truth about Mexico's cartels and the tragic failure of the 'war on drugs'. A Chilling True Story Of Two American Teens Recruited As Killers For A Mexican Cartel, And Their Pursuit By An Increasingly Disillusioned Detective. At First Glance, Gabriel Cardona Is An Exemplary American Teenager: Athletic, Bright, Handsome And Charismatic. But His Texas Town Is Poor And Dangerous, And It Isn't Long Before Gabriel Abandons His Promising Future For The Allure Of The Zetas, A Drug Cartel With Roots In The Mexican Military. Meanwhile, Mexican-born Detective Robert Garcia Has Worked Hard All His Life And Is Now Struggling To Raise His Family In America. As Violence Spills Over The Border, Detective Garcia's Pursuit Of The Zetas Puts Him Face To Face With The Urgent Consequences Of A War He Sees As Unwinnable. In Wolf Boys, Dan Slater Takes Readers On A Harrowing, Moving, And Often Brutal Journey Into The Heart Of The Mexican Drug Trade - From The Sierra Madre Mountaintops To The Smuggling Ports Of Veracruz, From Cartel Training Camps And Holiday Parties To The Dusty Alleys Of South Texas. Ultimately Though, Wolf Boys Is The Intimate And Vivid Story Of The 'lobos': Teens Turned Into Pawns For Cartels. A Non-fiction Thriller, It Reads With The Emotional Clarity Of A Great Novel, Yet Offers Its Revelations Through Extraordinary Reporting. The story of two American teens recruited as killers for a Mexican cartel, and their pursuit by a Mexican-American detective who realizes the War on Drugs is unwinnable. What’s it like to be an employee of a global drug-trafficking organization? In the border town of Laredo, Texas, Gabriel and his friend Bart abandon promising futures for the allure of the Zetas, a drug cartel with roots in the Mexican military. Mexican-born Detective Robert Garcia has worked hard all his life and is now struggling to raise his family in America. As violence spills over the border, Detective Garcia’s pursuit of the boys, and their cartel leaders, puts him face to face with the urgent consequences of a war he sees as unwinnable. Slater shows the way in which the border itself is changing, disappearing, and posing new, terrifying, and yet largely unseen threats to American security.