- The bride, groom and six other men were arrested as part of the wedding bust
- They allegedly put pressure on chicken traders and kidnapped four employees
- Prosecutors photos show Nancy N. in a wedding dress and handcuffs
A Mexican bride spent her wedding day in handcuffs after she and her husband-to-be were accused of a massive extortion scheme involving drug cartels.
The bride, named Nancy N, was arrested on December 22 ahead of her wedding to a man named Clemente N. He was also known by the alias ‘Ratón’ – which means ‘mouse’.
Prosecutors posted videos and photos on social media, including photos showing Nancy N. in a wedding dress and handcuffs, surrounded by police.
Six other men were arrested that day along with the bride and groom on charges that they pressured chicken traders near Mexico City into kidnapping four employees of a poultry store in nearby Toluca.
Many of the members had nicknames, and prosecutors identified their roles in the racketeering scheme.
A Mexican bride spent her wedding day in handcuffs last month after she and her husband-to-be were accused of a massive extortion scheme involving drug cartels
The bride, whom Mexican prosecutors call Nancy N., was arrested on December 22 before her wedding
One of the men arrested by police, identified as Santiago N., is said to have driven an “Explorer-style truck” to transport the kidnapping victims.
A man nicknamed “Chicken” identified Misael N. as “controlled extortion activities” in the area.
Another, named Nabor N., is known as a “chief orderer and controller of the chicken and egg trade.”
The suspects are believed to have ties to a drug cartel known as La Familia Michoacana, which was earlier accused in January of killing a half-dozen people with a drone in southern Mexico.
Prosecutors believe they are fighting rival gangs to control the area.
Extortion plots by gangs remain a major problem in Mexico, despite a 3.4 percent decline in activity in 2023 compared to 2022.
Authorities claim criminal gangs have lost $47 million in profits because they failed to extort local poultry and egg companies. CBS News.
Police continue to investigate the plot.
Six other men were arrested that day along with the bride and groom on charges that they pressured chicken traders near Mexico City into kidnapping four employees of a poultry store in nearby Toluca.
Authorities claim criminal gangs lost $47 million in profits after failing to extort local poultry and egg companies
A survey at the southwest border in December found that Mexican migrants have left their homes for a new life in the United States due to cartel violence rather than economic hardship.
A survey at the southwest border in December found that Mexican migrants have left their homes for a new life in the United States due to cartel violence rather than economic hardship.
The survey found that 88 percent of people (6,710 people) who visited the center revealed that they wanted to get away from the violence resulting from the wars between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
The data – collected by the Kino Border Initiative, a major migrant reception and information center in Nogolas, Sonora – was a stark difference from 2017, when 87 percent of 7,148 respondents said they migrated to America because of economic hardship.
The research showed that only 2 percent of respondents indicated that they had left everything behind due to the violence.
The recent Kino Border Initiative was very similar to the UN’s 2022 International Organization for Migration survey, which found that 500 Mexicans (90 percent) heading north sought entry into the United States as they fled violence, extortion, armed clashes or organized crime.
At least 25 percent of them had a family member reported missing.
