Overview
- U.S. officials say Alejandro Rosales Castillo was taken into custody in Mexico on Friday and is being prepared for transfer to North Carolina to face murder charges in the 2016 killing of Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le.
- The 27-year-old U.S. citizen had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list since 2017, and authorities offered a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to his capture.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Le, 23, had previously dated Castillo; her car was found at a Phoenix bus station and her body was located in Cabarrus County with a gunshot wound.
- Federal authorities describe the arrest as the product of sustained U.S.-Mexico law-enforcement cooperation that has also produced several recent high-profile handovers.
- CBS News reports the development was announced during a period of heightened security rhetoric from President Trump about targeting cartels and after his call with Mexico’s president.