Mexican police arrest bride for extortion, handcuff her in weeding dress

Authorities in Mexico said that a bride had been taken into custody on her wedding day, having been implicated in an extortion plan involving her prospective spouse and six other individuals.

The woman, whom Mexico state authorities have only named Nancy N, was taken into custody last month during a joint operation while she was getting ready to marry her partner, Clemente N, another extortion suspect. Authorities, however, were unable to capture the groom, also known as "Mouse" according to CBS.

According to investigators, the pair was a member of a group that was suspected of kidnapping four employees from a poultry store in Toluca and extorting chicken merchants in the area of Mexico City.

Santiago N, one of the eight suspects detained, was charged with "driving an Explorer-type truck" in order to convey the victims who had been abducted.

The prosecutor's office released images of the extortion scheme defendants, a video montage of Nancy N in handcuffs while still dressed in her wedding gown and purported evidence.

According to the prosecutor's office, the accused are allegedly connected to the La Familia Michoacana drug gang. The same cartel was held accountable earlier this month for a drone strike that claimed the lives of at least six individuals in the southern state of Guerrero.

Misael N, who goes by the alias "Chicken," allegedly "controlled extortion activities" in the region, while Nabor N was identified by authorities as a "main hoarder and controller of the chicken and egg trade."