U.S. marshals are looking for a female member of a large suburban Maryland cocaine ring, and authorities are asking the public to help put her behind bars.
In July 2006, Eva Del Carmen Rodriguez was convicted on felony charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and released on bond. But when it came time to receive her sentence she failed to show up to federal court in Greenbelt.
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For nearly three years, Rodriguez, 34, has been on the run while her co-conspirators remain in prison, marshals said.
“She been out too long. Some of Rodriguez’s co-defendants have already completed their prison sentences and have been released,” said Matt Burke, supervisory inspector with the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Rodriguez, who is from El Salvador, has recently been seen in the area of University Boulevard and Kanawha Street in Silver Spring, but investigators have not been able to catch up with her there, Burke said.
Marshals have conducted many interviews and much surveillance in the region but without any luck, authorities said. She lived in Hyattsville and Silver Spring, including the 8600 block of Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring. She also has ties to North Carolina.
Rodriguez lives a very transient lifestyle and frequently moves from apartment to apartment but is believed to still be in the area. Rodriguez and many of her associates speak little English. All of these factors make this type of case very difficult and time consuming for investigators, Burke said.
Rodriguez is described as 5-foot-3 and 230 pounds.
Anyone with information on Rodriguez’s whereabouts can call the U.S. Marshals Service at 301-489-1717 or 800-336-0102. Law enforcement authorities are offering a reward for information leading to her arrest.
The Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, run by the U.S. Marshals Service, is composed of 28 federal, state and local agencies from Baltimore to Norfolk, Va. The unit has captured more than 20,000 wanted fugitives since its creation in 2004.
