Mexico detains former top anti-drug prosecutor

Mexican authorities detained a former top anti-drug prosecutor on Thursday as part of an investigation into possible links between senior law enforcements officials and drug cartels.

The federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement that former Assistant Attorney General for Organized Crime Noe Ramirez was detained a day after he voluntarily spoke to investigators. Ramirez was named to the post in December 2006 when President Felipe Calderon took office. He submitted his resignation in July at the request of the attorney general and with Calderon's authorization. (AP)