Criminal Assets Bureau
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The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a division of the Garda Síochána (Irish police). The CAB was up on October 15, 1996 to deal with increasing levels of serious organised crime in the Republic of Ireland, particularly in Dublin, and in the wake of the murder of crime reporter Veronica Guerin.
The CAB is staffed by police, customs and tax officials, and civil servants. It has wide ranging powers including the seizing of assets of criminals and serious tax defaulters.
Members of the bureau are protected with anonymity. The only member whose name is in the public domain is the Chief Bureau Officer. The first was Fachtna Murphy from Cork.
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