22-year-old Human Smuggler Arrested for 15th Time
22-year-old has been deported 14 times prior to today’s arrest
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Human Smugglers Robles Gaytan and Bermudez were arrested in Eagle COunty Monday.

EAGLE COUNTY — Two illegal immigrants were arrested for human smuggling in Eagle today. One of the men has been deported 14 times for human smuggling prior to today’s arrest. He is 22 years old.

At 8:21am a deputy pulled over a silver Chevy Venture van in the eastbound lane of I-70 for a license plate violation. The deputy discovered 13 illegal immigrants inside the vehicle.

The driver said he planned on delivering the twelve adult males in various locations that included Denver, Iowa, and Georgia.

Omar Alaverez-Mecedo, age 22, was arrested and charged with Human Smuggling, a class three felony, and operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license, a class two misdemeanor.

In the course of the investigation it was discovered that “Omar Alaverez-Mecedo’sâ€