Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Juan Jose ESPARRAGOZA MORENO
DoB
1949-02-03; 1949-03-02
Address
Avenida Los Angeles No. 5183, Colonia Las Palmas, Tijuana, CP 22440, Baja California, Mexico; Calle Colima 2316, Colonia Francisco I. Madero, Tijuana, CP 22150, Baja California, Mexico; Calle 8 8988, Colonia Zona Este, Tijuana, CP 22000, Baja California, Mexico; Cjon. Quintana Roo 8220, Colonia Zona Este, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico; Predio Ru...
Official reason
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the designation of two family members and one entity linked to Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno (a.k.a. El Azul), a leader of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel. Esparragoza Moreno and the Sinaloa Cartel were identified as significant foreign narcotics traffickers pursua...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl2176
Date of listing
2003-06-02
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598
Regime
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Target State
Drugs
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 598 (FNKSR), implement the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901–1908), which provides authority for the application of sanctions to significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations operating worldwide.
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