Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Rio Grande City restaurateur sentenced to 11 years in prison for smuggling marijuana

MMP News AuthorAugust 7, 2023

VICTORIA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The owner of a once-popular Rio Grande City restaurant was sentenced to 11 years in prison Monday for smuggling marijuana. Members of the Gulf Cartel provided Ricardo Hinojosa, 51, of Rio Grande City with thousands of pounds of marijuana. Smugglers transported the marijuana from Hinojosa’s restaurant ... Read More

Harlingen CBD Shop Raided

MMP News AuthorJune 18, 2023

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rio CBD on Jackson Street was raided by the Harlingen Police Department on June, 6. “All of a sudden, my door opens up, armed men, H-P-D come in. They say they have a search warrant. Guns are drawn. They start clearing rooms,” store owner, Trevor Kocaoglan ... Read More

Roma man stashes $33M in marijuana, escapes drug house

MMP News AuthorApril 25, 2023

ROMA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Roma man pleaded guilty to possessing over 5,000 pounds of marijuana in a drug house, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Adan Ontiveros Jr., 34, is accused of drug trafficking after trying to escape a drug house in Roma. In a press release from the Southern ... Read More

Man sentenced to 5 years for transporting 400 lbs of marijuana

MMP News AuthorApril 1, 2023

Posted: Mar 31, 2023 / 05:55 PM CDT Updated: Mar 31, 2023 / 05:55 PM CDT LA GRULLA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for smuggling over 400 pounds of marijuana into the United States, documents reveal. Alejandro Torrez was arrested on Sept. ... Read More

Lawmaker calls on state to lower penalty for marijuana concentrates

MMP News AuthorJanuary 26, 2023

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — State Representative Terry Canales is pushing for the passage of a bill that reduces the charges if a person is caught with marijuana concentrates. House Bill 127 focuses on marijuana possession and lower penalties for pot concentrates. It is just one of several bills Texas lawmakers filed ... Read More

Border Patrol seizes more than 300 pounds of marijuana in Salineño

MMP News AuthorDecember 5, 2022

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Over 300 pounds of marijuana was seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents Sunday night in Salineño, according to authorities. Source: Chief Border Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez Twitter A tweet from Chief Border Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez stated agents seized 345 pounds of marijuana. The ... Read More