Nancy N. was arrested on her wedding day in December on charges connected to the extortion of chicken merchants.Photo:FiscaliaEdomex/Twitter
FiscaliaEdomex/Twitter
The woman identified only as “Nancy N.” was arrested on her wedding day, then booked into jail on extortion charges, still in her bridal dress and veil.
Prosecutors allege the couple is part of El Borrego, a criminal cell known for extorting chicken and egg merchants and suspected in the disappearance of four local poultry shop workers last year. El Borrego has also been engaged in a deadly feud with another local criminal group for extortion rights in the capital city of Toluca near Mexico City, according to apress releasefrom the Attorney General’s Office out of the State of Mexico.
The criminal group El Borrego is known for targeting chicken and egg merchants and imposing fees on them for doing business in the area. The group is reportedly connected to the prominent cartel, La Familia Michoacana.FiscaliaEdomex/Twitter
Also in December, several associates were arrested in connection to the disappearance of the four poultry shop workers, who prosecutors believe went missing when an arm of the group meant to “deprive chicken and egg merchants and workers of their freedom with the purpose of ‘aligning them’” kidnapped them December 22.
The bridal couple and their and their El Borrego associatesare allegedly tied to the cartel known as La Familia Michoacana,CBS News reported, citing prosecutors.
That cartel was also allegedly linked to adrone attack on a small villagein the neighboring state of Guerrero, which charred five people to death in a blown-up vehicle, earlier this month.
Toluca is the capital of the central state of Mexico and a target city for extortion in the area.Google Maps
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Prosecutors logged 4,010 extortions in the state last year, much of it in just a handful of cities, including Toluca.
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In the four-page press release, prosecutors said they were cracking down on extortion, noting that 593 people had been detained since the end of 2022 on extortion charges and 274 people had been convicted.
source: people.com
