ECORSE, MI — A man suspected of having ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel was arrested in Wayne County this week after federal agents seized cocaine, $100,000 in cash and a firearm, authorities announced Thursday.
Ernesto Rodriguez-Castruita, 46, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Ecorse by U.S. Border Patrol agents working with the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Federal officials said Rodriguez-Castruita, a Mexican national, has been deported from the United States multiple times and has an extensive criminal history…