Overview
- Mexican security agencies and federal prosecutors coordinated with the FBI to locate and detain the fugitive in Pachuca using shared intelligence.
- Alejandro Rosales Castillo has been on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list since 2017 for the 2016 killing of former coworker Sandy Ly Le in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- North Carolina authorities seek him on charges that include first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and vehicle theft.
- Agents conducted targeted surveillance in Pachuca, confirmed his identity and made the arrest before transferring him to federal custody.
- The FBI had offered a $250,000 reward, and Director Kash Patel publicly announced the capture and credited cross-border cooperation.