Man on FBI's "Top 10 Most Wanted" list wanted for 2016 North Carolina murder plans to extradite from Mexico, sources say

Man on FBI's "Top 10 Most Wanted" list wanted for 2016 North Carolina murder plans to extradite from Mexico, sources say

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Key Points:

  • The Trump administration collaborated with the Mexican government to arrest Alejandro Rosales Castillo, a fugitive on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list wanted for a 2016 murder in North Carolina.
  • Castillo, a U.S. citizen, was apprehended in Mexico and is set to be extradited to face charges for the killing of Truc Quan "Sandy" Ly Le, his former girlfriend.
  • This arrest follows a pattern of increased cooperation and success in capturing fugitives, with five individuals from the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list apprehended in the past year.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel credited the administration's strong support for law enforcement as key to these achievements, highlighting collaboration between U.S. and Mexican authorities