Why does FDEP need a Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB)?
In the 1990s, FDEP formed CIB within the Division of Law Enforcement to address the rapidly growing number of environmental crimes in Florida. With different missions and objectives, other state agencies were unable to dedicate investigators to these long-term cases. FDEP knows the importance of these investigations, which serve to provide protection for the environment and public against unscrupulous criminals. Our special agents are fully certified state law enforcement investigators who respond to citizen reports of environmental wrongdoing and initiate investigations of major criminal violations.
