Fugitive on FBI 'Ten Most Wanted' Arrested in Mexico, Set for Extradition to North Carolina
Alejandro Rosales Castillo, on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list for a 2016 North Carolina murder, was arrested in Mexico and faces extradition to U.S.
Overview
Alejandro Rosales Castillo, 27, a U.S. citizen added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted in 2017, was arrested in Mexico Friday on charges tied to a 2016 North Carolina murder.
Victim Truc Quan "Sandy" Ly Le, 23, was found with a gunshot wound in Cabarrus County in August 2016 after her vehicle was located at an Arizona bus station.
U.S. and Mexican authorities cooperated on the arrest; Mexican officials detained Castillo and U.S. agencies are preparing extradition to North Carolina to face murder charges.
The arrest is the fifth capture from the Ten Most Wanted list in 2025; FBI Director Kash Patel credited the current administration’s support and international law enforcement coordination.
Castillo was featured on a 2020 true-crime program and carried a reward of up to $250,000; authorities noted another suspect surrendered in Mexico in 2017.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame this as proof of an effective, assertive administration by foregrounding Trump's threats and the Venezuela raid, quoting FBI praise, and emphasizing extradition success. Editorial choices — opening with political/military context, highlighting Kash Patel's commendation, and largely relying on U.S. law-enforcement officials while omitting Mexican or defense perspectives — create that narrative.
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FAQ
Truc Quan 'Sandy' Ly Le, 23, was found shot dead in a wooded area in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in August 2016. She was lured to meet Alejandro Rosales Castillo at a QuikTrip in Charlotte to repay a loan, after which she went missing; her vehicle was later found at an Arizona bus station.
Alejandro Rosales Castillo, born November 26, 1998, in Arizona, a U.S. citizen fluent in English and Spanish, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list on October 24, 2017, as the 516th fugitive, for the 2016 murder of his former coworker Truc Quan 'Sandy' Ly Le in North Carolina. A $250,000 reward was offered.
Castillo was arrested on January 16, 2026, in Pachuca, Mexico, through U.S.-Mexican cooperation. He is held in Mexico City awaiting extradition to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, to face murder charges.
Ahmia Feaster, 19, was Castillo's girlfriend at the time, drove him to meet Le, and fled to Mexico with him. She surrendered to authorities in Mexico in October 2017.
This is the fifth capture from the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 2025, credited to administration support and international cooperation by FBI Director Kash Patel. Castillo was featured on America's Most Wanted in 2024.
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