{"id":183549,"date":"2026-02-10T07:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/capturan-a-sicario-acusado-de-asesinar-a-roberto-samcam-en-costa-rica\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T04:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:42:57","slug":"capturan-a-sicario-acusado-de-asesinar-a-roberto-samcam-en-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/capturan-a-sicario-acusado-de-asesinar-a-roberto-samcam-en-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Hitman in Roberto Samcam Murder Arrested in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Municipal Police in San Isidro de Heredia, Costa Rica, arrested a man surnamed Carvajal Fern\u00e1ndez in the early hours of Tuesday, February 10, 2026. He had been a fugitive and was <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/nation\/the-killing-of-roberto-samcam-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">identified as the hitman who murdered<\/a> retired Nicaraguan Army major Roberto Samcam on June 19, 2025, in Moravia.<\/p>\n\n<p>Acting director general of Costa Rica\u2019s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), Michael Soto, confirmed that Carvajal Fern\u00e1ndez \u201ccould be the individual who carried out the homicide,\u201d meaning the person who fired the weapon at Samcam. He added that the arrest opens the possibility of investigating those who ordered the killing.  <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cTo complete the detention of all the individuals who participated in the operational phase of this homicide, we were missing one male suspect, whom we had been searching for for several months (\u2026) This now allows us to clarify, at an important level, the issue of the material perpetrators,\u201d Soto said. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-detenido-tras-caer-en-cuneta-al-intentar-huir\">Arrested After Falling Into a Ditch While Attempting to Flee<\/h2>\n\n<p>The arrest occurred shortly after midnight during a routine patrol near the San Isidro toll booth, according to Reiner Corella Carazo, chief of the local Municipal Police, speaking to Costa Rican channel Teletica.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cOfficers were conducting a preventive patrol on a little-traveled road around midnight. They saw two vehicles approaching; one continued on, but the other, upon noticing the patrol lights, attempted to flee in reverse and fell into a roadside ditch,\u201d Corella explained.<\/p>\n\n<p>Authorities said officers followed established security protocols. \u201cThe officers approached cautiously and ordered the occupants, who were two men, to exit the vehicle. At that moment they observed that one of them was carrying a firearm at his waist,\u201d the police chief said.<br\/>  <\/p>\n\n<p>Both individuals were detained, and a visual inspection of the vehicle revealed the presence of a long firearm. In coordination with the national police and on orders from the prosecutor in charge, the detainees were transferred to the Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Heredia.<br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p>After verifying their identities, authorities confirmed that one of those arrested was the fugitive sought in Samcam\u2019s killing. \u201cThe matter goes further because, when investigating the individuals, it was determined that one of them had an arrest warrant related to an alleged contract killing case,\u201d Corella added.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ocupan-armas-de-fuego-durante-operativo\">Firearms Seized During Operation <\/h2>\n\n<p>During the operation, authorities seized firearms found in the vehicle, including a 9-millimeter handgun and an AR-15 rifle.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p>Soto said ballistic comparisons will be conducted to determine \u201cwhether these weapons are related\u201d to Samcam\u2019s murder, although \u201cit would appear not, due to differences in caliber.\u201d However, the OIJ has not ruled out the suspects\u2019 possible involvement in other homicides in Costa Rica.<br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p>The police chief, however, noted that it has yet to be determined who carried out Samcam\u2019s killing. \u201cThe issue of intellectual authorship is always more complex. We are developing analyses to try to clarify who ordered this person\u2019s death. This is something we will also pursue within the ongoing process,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n\n<p>According to the judicial investigation, Carvajal Fern\u00e1ndez is believed to be the gunman who, on the morning of June 19, 2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m., entered Samcam\u2019s residence by taking advantage of repair work being carried out on the condominium\u2019s access gate. <\/p>\n\n<p>The assailant, a young man of about 20 years old, proceeded to a building and climbed to the second floor where Samcam lived. Once he had his victim in sight, he riddled him with bullets. Prosecutor General Carlo D\u00edaz later said there are \u201cvideos, testimonies, and forensic evidence that establish the participation of the material perpetrators,\u201d referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/nation\/four-arrested-in-the-murder-of-roberto-samcam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of the raids during which four of the five suspects were captured.<\/a>   <\/p>\n\n<p>In September 2025, Costa Rican authorities had already detained three men and one woman as alleged accomplices. Those arrested included Chaves Medina, 35, detained in Ca\u00f1as, Guanacaste; Chac\u00f3n Guill\u00e9n, 30; and Orozco Gonz\u00e1lez, 33, arrested during raids in Le\u00f3n XIII, Tib\u00e1s. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-viuda-de-samcam-pide-justicia\">Samcam\u2019s Widow Calls for Justice<\/h2>\n\n<p>Claudia Vargas, Samcam\u2019s widow, said upon hearing the news that the arrest <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/roberto-samcam-person-of-the-year-2025-killed-but-not-silenced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cis an important step\u201d in the search for justice.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe investigation will lead us to the intellectual authors, across the border and to the dictators,\u201d she wrote in a social media post.<br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p>Vargas insisted that justice must \u201cgo to the ultimate consequences\u201d and that authorities must \u201cidentify, investigate, and punish those who planned, ordered, and sustained this transnational crime.\u201d<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p>Soto recalled that the case caused \u201cgreat shock not only in the country but also internationally because of the characteristics of the victim.\u201d <br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Municipal Police in San Isidro de Heredia, Costa Rica, arrested a man surnamed Carvajal Fern\u00e1ndez in the early hours of Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 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