A Mexican national who authorities say had been deported five times from the U.S. was arrested in Fort Lauderdale on a charge of trafficking about 50,000 fentanyl pills hidden inside a Sesame Street-style school bus toy.
Guillermo Higuera German, 37, was ordered detained on Friday by a federal magistrate judge after his Nov. 15 arrest in a Walgreens parking lot on Broward Boulevard by Fort Lauderdale Police and Drug Enforcement Administration agents. His arraignment on a charge of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance will be held in December in Fort Lauderdale federal court.
According to a DEA affidavit, police officers responded to an incident that occurred at the Walgreens in the 700 block of West Broward Boulevard. Officers said they saw a “suspicious” vehicle parked in the lot. They approached the vehicle, which was driven by Higuera German, who said he did not have a valid U.S. driver’s license and provided auto insurance for another person…