What exactly is going on in Mexico, a country where some 80,000 people have been killed in the war against drugs? The answer is provided some 200 pages into this book, which aims to expose the said “war” for the farce it is. Back in May 2005, Heriberto Lazcano, known as El Verdugo (“The Executioner”), one of the leaders of the Gulf Cartel, decided to invade the territory of the Federation, the alliance of cartels led by Joaquín Guzmán, known as El Chapo (“Shorty”). El Verdugo sent 20 thugs, from a gang known as Los Zetas, to liquidate several rivals in Acapulco. Los Zetas are the cruellest and most vicious killers in Mexico, called “the Zeds”, because after the letter zed comes nothing.However, despite their fearsome reputation