Mexican high ranking officials arrested
Published:Wednesday | May 27, 2009 | 9:05 AM
Mexican authorities have arrested 27 high-ranking officials suspected of collaborating with drug-trafficking gangs in the state of Michoacan.
They include 10 mayors, a judge and an aide to the governor of Michoacan.
The arrests come days after police detained several suspected members of the cartel, known as La Familia, which controls drug trafficking in the state.
President Felipe Calderon chose Michoacan state to launch his military offensive against the cartels in 2006.
Last year, the authorities arrested several high-ranking officials - including Mexico\'s former drugs czar - in connection with alleged links to the drug cartels.