Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation

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The Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation is an 18-agency law enforcement task force in Central Florida that was set up by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in 1978 to target vice, narcotics, and organized crime.^[1]^[2]

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References

↑ Cleaning Up MBI's Act. March 30, 1988. retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation: Organization, retrieved August 10, 2016.

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[1] Cleaning Up MBI's Act. March 30, 1988. retrieved August 10, 2016.

[2] Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation: Organization, retrieved August 10, 2016.