Overview
- Mexican authorities arrested Alejandro Rosales Castillo in Pachuca on Friday and he is being held in a Mexico City prison pending extradition.
- Castillo is wanted in North Carolina in the 2016 killing of Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le, a former coworker, in a case investigators say involved an ATM withdrawal and a fatal shooting in a wooded area.
- Mexico’s Security Secretary said a red notice and an extradition warrant were in place and listed charges including first-degree murder, armed robbery, vehicle theft, and kidnapping.
- Castillo had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list since 2017, and the bureau offered up to $250,000 for information leading to his capture; he also faced a federal unlawful flight charge.
- U.S. and Mexican officials credited joint investigative work for the arrest, with FBI Director Kash Patel noting it is the fifth Top Ten fugitive captured since the start of 2025.