FILE - In this June 12, 2008 file photo, Mexican singer Ramon Ayala gestures at the BMI Latin Awards in Los Angeles. Ayala was rounded up during a raid on a drug cartel's Christmas party on Dec. 11. A spokesman for the federal Attorney General's Office said Monday that Ayala was released after being questioned Saturday following a military operation that is part of the government's campaign to crack down on drug gangs.
(AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)