# US secures release of citizen Adam Castillo detained in Myanmar

https://mins.news/en/item/63149

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17 18:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/us-secures-release-of-detained-citizen-adam-castillo-in-myanmar?traffic_source=rss

> The US State Department says businessman Adam Castillo, a US citizen held in Myanmar for three months over breach of trust allegations, has been released. US officials discussed his case with Myanmar authorities in Naypyidaw before Castillo was transferred into their custody and flown to Bangkok.

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