The following information was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of Texas.
DEL RIO, Texas – An Eagle Pass man was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 225 months in prison for his leadership role as an illegal alien stash house operator, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.
According to court documents, Edgar Alejandro Elizondo, aka “Flaco,” 20, was a stash house operator and leader/organizer for a large-scale illegal alien smuggling organization (ASO).
A Homeland Security Task Force investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations revealed that Elizondo operated several stash houses in Eagle Pass that fed the organization’s transportation cell, including tractor-trailer transportation events. In at least one event, Elizondo was personally involved in holding illegal aliens at gunpoint.
Additionally, Elizondo was involved in an aggravated hostage-taking event in Houston, whereby members of the ASO engaged in a daytime shootout in an effort to recover illegal aliens who had been taken from a stash house operated by Elizondo.
On April 23, 2025, Elizondo was named in an eight-count superseding indictment. He was arrested on July 25, 2025, and has remained in custody since.
He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens placing lives in jeopardy on Dec. 22, 2025.
Chief U.S. District Judge Alia Moses presided over the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett Miner prosecuted the case.
