The Criminal Assets Bureau, again supported by our partners at Europol's European Cybercrime Centre, confirm the seizure of a further 500 BTC, current valuation of approximately €36 million. This brings to a total of 2500 BTC representing the proceeds of crime seized by the Bureau in 2026. Europol provided critical support to Bureau investigators and analysts [...]
On this day 30 years ago, the Criminal Assets Bureau was established as an independent statutory body by enactment of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996. Its establishment followed the murders of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and journalist Veronica Guerin in June 1996, and we remember in a special way their families today. This particular year [...]
Last month, the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O'Callaghan published the Bureau's 30th Annual Report which outlines the activities of the Criminal Assets Bureau for the year 2025, which brought about a return to the Exchequer of over €14.9 million. The report in both English and Irish are available to view via www.cab.ie. [...]
The Criminal Assets Bureau, supported by our partners at Europol's European Cybercrime Centre, confirm the seizure of a further 500 BTC, current valuation of approximately €27 million. This brings to a total of 1500 BTC representing the proceeds of crime seized by the Bureau in 2026. Europol hosted operational meetings at its headquarters in The Hague, [...]
Last Thursday, 30 October 2025, the Chief Bureau Officer, Michael Gubbins and Detective Inspector Barry Butler attended the CARIN Conference in the Hague, Netherlands where Memorandums of Understandings were signed with our colleagues from Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The Criminal Assets Bureau is committed to working with the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) Ukraine and the [...]
