FBI Director Kash Patel hails transfer of Most Wanted fugitive Alejandro Rosales Castillo after Mexico arrest

FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that a fugitive connected the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted database accused of a brutal 2016 execution has been transferred to Charlotte, North Carolina, to look justice, marking a historical time for instrumentality enforcement arsenic 2 fugitives from the database were returned to U.S. custody wrong hours.

Alejandro "Alex" Rosales Castillo was arrested successful Mexico past week for the execution of his erstwhile coworker, 23-year-old Truc Quan "Sandy" Ly Le, and had been connected the tally for astir a decade, Patel said astatine a property league successful Charlotte Friday afternoon.

The FBI coordinated with Mexican authorities to transportation Castillo to instrumentality enforcement custody successful Charlotte.

Patel made the announcement conscionable hours aft landing successful Los Angeles to transportation different Ten Most Wanted fugitive, erstwhile Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks astir the transportation of Alejandro "Alex" Rosales Castillo to Charlotte Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (WJZY)

"We've had truthful galore much large successes due to the fact that of the enactment and the dedication and committedness and the resources fixed to instrumentality enforcement by President Trump and this administration," Patel said astatine the quality conference. 

"It is genuinely a historical infinitesimal erstwhile you tin present not one, but 2 of the FBI's astir wanted fugitives successful 1 azygous day. I don't judge that's ever happened before, and I'm not definite if it'll ever hap again."

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Castillo was arrested successful Mexico Jan. 16. (Getty Images; FBI)

Ly Le’s assemblage was discovered successful a wooded country of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, successful August 2016. 

Her conveyance was aboriginal recovered abandoned astatine a autobus presumption successful Phoenix, Arizona, and video showed Castillo crossing the U.S.-Mexico borderline from Nogales, Arizona, the pursuing day, according to Patel.

A national apprehension warrant was issued successful February 2017. 

Castillo was added to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives database Oct. 24, 2017, according to the FBI.

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Castillo was added to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives database Oct. 24, 2017, according to the FBI. (FBI)

"Sandy Ly Lee was a archetypal procreation assemblage postgraduate who had her full beingness up of her," Patel posted to X. "Her household volition ne'er get their girl backmost — but I anticipation contiguous tin assistance further the healing process and bring them bid successful knowing that her alleged slayer volition look justice. It’s a immense time for instrumentality and bid successful America.

"Harm American citizens, and justness volition find you."

During the property conference, Patel besides urged the nationalist to amusement enactment for instrumentality enforcement officers.

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"The 1 happening I inquire of you guys successful your communities is convey these folks here," Patel said. "They bash the enactment time successful and time out, and they hardly get recognition for it. 

"We volition ever beryllium down instrumentality enforcement due to the fact that you support our children, you safeguard our communities."