Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
Mexican drug trafficker (1949–2014)
Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (3 February 1949 – c. June 2014), commonly referred to by his alias El Azul (lit. 'The Blue One'), was a Mexican drug lord and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, a drug trafficking organization.2
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Born Feb 3, 1943, died Jun 7, 2014.1
About
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 El Chapo.
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Companies
- Sinaloa CartelFounder7
Early life and education
Juan José Esparragoza Moreno was born in Huixiopa, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, on 3 February 1949. He has an alternative date of birth on 2 March 1949 listed on the United States government databases. In the 1970s, he joined the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS), a now-extinct Mexican federal police agency, where he befriended police commanders involved in organized crime. Esparragoza Moreno's nickname, "El Azul" (English: "The Blue One"), derives from his complexion. He is said to be "so dark that his skin appears to be blue".
From Wikipedia’s article on Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: drug lord.4
- Date not recordedFounded Sinaloa Cartel3
Personal life
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