Juan José Esparragoza Moreno

Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
Born(1949-02-03)February 3, 1949
Huixiopa, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico
Died(2014-06-07)June 7, 2014 (unconfirmed)
Mexico
Other names
Aliases: El Azul
  • El Azul
  • Juan Robles
  • El Huarache
  • Juan Robledo
  • Arturo Beltrán
  • Raúl González
  • José Luis Esparragosa
  • Juan Esparragosa Ualino
  • Juan Manuel Ortiz Moreno
  • Juan José Esparraguza Valino
  • Juan José Esparragoza Italino
  • Juan José Esparragoza Martínez
OccupationCo-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Criminal statusFugitive
SpouseGloria Monzón
Reward amount
Mexico: $30
AccompliceIsmael Zambada García

Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (born February 3, 1949, possibly died June 2014), commonly referred to by his alias El Azul (English: "The Blue One"), was a Mexican drug lord and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. Originally a member of the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS) police agency, he founded the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1970s along with other drug kingpins in Mexico. Following its disintegration in the late 1980s, he went on to lead the Juárez Cartel and eventually settled in the Sinaloa Cartel. He worked alongside fellow drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

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