ROBSTOWN, Tx — UPDATE: 5/6/2026, 3:34 PM
Two additional suspects were arrested on drug and weapons charges following a Wednesday morning search warrant execution that also resulted in the arrest of a Robstown man on child pornography charges.
According to Robstown Police Chief Mike Tamez, Joel Salinas, 25, and Isabella Garcia, 28, were arrested at the same residence in the 500 block of East Ligustrum Avenue.
Salinas and Garcia each face multiple felony charges, including manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance (penalty group 1, less than 200 grams, a first-degree felony), manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance (penalty group 2, four to 400 grams, a first-degree felony), possession of marijuana (five pounds to four ounces, a state jail felony), and possession of a controlled substance (penalty group 2, four to 400 grams, a second-degree felony).
Officers seized 70 grams of cocaine, 161 grams of THC, 8 ounces of marijuana, 26 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and five handguns. One of the handguns was reported stolen in 1987, Tamez said.
Tamez said the Corpus Christi Police Department SWAT team was deployed because investigators already knew weapons were present at the residence, meeting the department's threat threshold for SWAT involvement.
As for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) investigation, Tamez said authorities had already established probable cause — including evidence of child sexual exploitation material linked to Flores — before the warrant was issued. Flores' phone and additional electronic devices were seized and will be searched under separate warrants.
Robstown PD became a member of the ICAC Task Force last month, Tamez said — the first time in the department's history. He urged residents with tips about child pornography or exploitation to contact Robstown PD's ICAC detectives directly.
"We take the welfare and safety of our children very, very seriously," Tamez said.
UPDATE: 5/6/2026 11:05 AM
According to a probable cause statement, Daniel Flores Jr. was taken into custody on in the 500 block of E. Ligustrum Avenue on an outstanding warrant for Possession with Intent to Promote Child Pornography, his bond is set at $50,000.
ORIGINAL:
Multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant in Robstown on Wednesday as part of an internet crimes against children investigation.
Homeland Security Investigations Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), the Nueces County Sheriff's Office, Robstown Police Department ICAC detectives, and the Corpus Christi Police Department SWAT team served the warrant on the 500 block of East Ligustrum, according to the Robstown Police Department.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program "helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children," according to U.S. Department of Justice.
Authorities say limited information is being released as the investigation remains ongoing. Officials added there is no immediate threat to the general public.
The Nueces County Sheriff's Office said that it is not the lead agency and referred questions to that agency.
KRIS 6 News has reached out to the Robstown Police Department and has not yet received a response.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
