Norte o Gangs Moving North By Barry R. Clausen January 2005 During the last several years there have been a large volume of raids on Mexican Mafia marijuana gardens throughout our country. Information is now available on who these Mafia gang families are. In Northern California “Norte o” gangs are invading many cities and rural communities. One of their identifying pieces of clothing is a red bandana or a San Francisco 49ers bomber jacket while their counterparts; the Sore o’s from the south wear a blue bandana. The Norteno’s are comprised of any Hispanic gang member north of Fresno. Lau...