# Criminal activities of Luis Raúl Menocchio

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/criminal-activities-of-luis-ral-menocchio
> Updated: 2026-08-25T02:44:12.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Luis Raúl Menocchio, a criminal known as ‘El Gusano’ or ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces,’ is currently serving life sentences in Argentina. Menocchio, who gained notoriety for using false identities and aesthetic surgeries to evade capture, was previously linked to the 2004 disappearance and murder of a businessman and his girlfriend in Paraguay.

Following his incarceration in the Rawson Unit 6 prison in Chubut, Menocchio was transferred to the Ezeiza Penitentiary Complex. This transfer was requested by Chubut Governor Ignacio Torres after a year-long investigation suggested Menocchio was managing a drug trafficking network from within the prison using unregistered telephones. The move aims to prevent federal prisons from being used as operational bases for organized crime.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-25: Luis Raúl Menocchio transferred to Ezeiza prison amid drug trafficking probe

Inmate Luis Raúl ‘Gusano’ Menocchio has been transferred from Chubut to Ezeiza following allegations that he directed a drug trafficking network from within the Rawson prison.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/luis-ral-menocchio-transferred-to-ezeiza-prison-amid-drug-trafficking-probe

### 2026-08-15: Luis Raúl Menocchio: The criminal known as ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces’

Luis Raúl Menocchio, known as ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces,’ is serving life sentences in Argentina after a criminal career involving identity fraud and murders in Paraguay.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/luis-ral-menocchio-the-criminal-known-as-the-man-of-a-thousand-faces

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