Overview
- Mexican security agents detained Rosales Castillo in Pachuca, Hidalgo, on Friday after surveillance teams identified him and confirmed his identity under an INTERPOL Red Notice.
- He was transferred to Mexico City and placed under federal custody to start the legal steps toward extradition to North Carolina.
- The FBI says he has been on the Ten Most Wanted list since 2017, wanted in connection with the 2016 killing of Truc Quan “Sandy” Ly Le in the Charlotte area.
- U.S. and Mexican agencies involved included the FBI’s legal attaché in Mexico City, AIC‑INTERPOL, Mexico’s SSPC and FGR, and investigators from FBI Charlotte and the Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Police Department.
- Reports note differing reward figures previously offered for tips leading to his capture, with amounts cited ranging from $100,000 to $250,000.