MEXICO CITY , Mexico ( CNN ) -- Nearly a week after dozens of inmates walked out of a prison in Zacatecas , the central Mexican state 's top security official has resigned , state-run media reported Friday . Alejandro Rojas Chalico was the Zacatecas secretary of public security . State-run Notimex reported his resignation , citing the state administration . It was not clear if Gov . Amalia Garcia Medina had accepted Chalico 's resignation , Notimex reported . No further details were available . Mexican authorities have been trying to track down the 53 prisoners who left Cieneguillas prison in the city of Zacatecas on Saturday with the help of 20 men . Though the men who raided the prison that morning were armed , they freed the prisoners without firing a shot , according to Medina . The prison break took fewer than five minutes , he said . He believes the inmates are likely connected to the Gulf Cartel , a powerful drug cartel operating in northern Mexico . The news of Chalico 's resignation came as the international criminal police organization Interpol issued a security alert for 11 of the men , whom it said Mexican authorities have identified as the `` most dangerous . '' The alert , or `` orange notice , '' includes identifying details of each fugitive to help law enforcement officers in their search , Interpol said . It identified the prisoners as : Juan Enrique Almader Becerra , 21 ; Pablo Banuelos Esponoza , 30 ; Heriberto Centeno Madrid , 39 ; Ruben Delgado Gamillo , 28 ; Santiago Hernandez Naranjo , 36 ; Daniel Martinez Solis , 22 ; Joe Reyes Martinez , 33 ; Juan Antonio Saucedo Diaz , 33 ; Jesus Maria Soto Calderon , 52 ; Jose Florentino Soto Estrada , 30 ; and Erick Jesus Soto Estrada , 25 .
Report : Top security officical in Veracruz state , Mexico , closed after prison escape . 53 inmates escaped in city of Zacatecas , helped by 20 men ; no shot fired . Governor suspects inmates part of Gulf drug gang , operating in northern Mexico . Interpol issued an alert for one of the ` ` most dangerous '' prisons .