Claim: Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (February 3, 1949-June 7, 2014), commonly referred to as El Azul, was an escaped leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, a large international drug trafficking, money laundering, and organized crime syndicate established during the late 1980s, who had a bounty on his head for $30 Million Mexican Pesos ($5 million USD).
Evidence: (1949-02-03) February 3, 1949 (age 71)
Huixiopa, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico (2014-06-07)June 7, 2014 (reportedly not confirmed)
Mexico Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (born February 3, 1949), commonly referred to by his alias El Azul (English: "The Blue One"), is a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. Leader of Sinaloa Cartel The Sinaloa Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Sinaloa), also known as the CDS, the Guzmán-Loera Organization, the Pacific Cartel, the Federation and the Blood Alliance, is a large international drug trafficking, money laundering, and organized crime syndicate established during the late 1980s. Esparragoza Moreno is currently wanted by the United States Department of State under its Narcotics Rewards Program and is offering a US$5 million bounty. Mexico: $30 Million Mexican Pesos;
USA: $5 million USD