The Investigative Services are headquartered in Salt Lake County. Services of the division, however, are statewide and are dictated by the crime and the local agencies' capacity, rather than by location.
The Narcotics Section is responsible for narcotic and dangerous drug enforcement throughout the state. Primary responsibilities include:
- Specialized support to multi-jurisdictional task force groups statewide;
- Clandestine lab investigations and response;
- Airport and common carrier interdiction (including passenger mail and freight);
- Hotel/motel targeting of traveling criminals;
- Statewide coordination of marijuana eradication efforts for federal, state, and local enforcement;
- Initial and follow-up investigation of inter- or intra-state narcotic traffickers arrested by law enforcement agencies in Utah; and
- Specialized equipment and expertise as needed statewide.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $3,282,900 from all sources for CITS State Bureau of Investigation. This is a 5 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $3,282,900 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 5 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.