Criminal Assets Bureau Strengthens Efforts In Kildare Garda Division With Increased Profiler Training

Tuesday, 18 June 2024 10:38

By Martin Osborne

CAB disrupts the activities of criminal gangs by depriving them of ill-gotten assets.

Kildare sits prominently in the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) strategy to combat crime through asset seizure and disruption of criminal networks.

Recent data highlights the extensive training and deployment of Divisional Asset Profilers across various Garda Divisions, with a notable emphasis on the Eastern Region, including Kildare.

In the Eastern Region, the Laois/Offaly/Kildare division stands out with 31 trained Divisional Asset Profilers.

Commenting on the figures, Justice Minister Helen McEntee said: "Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting organised crime in this jurisdiction and disrupting the activities of criminal gangs by depriving them of ill-gotten assets."

The below stats show the number of Divisional Asset Profilers trained by CAB by Garda Division as of May 28th.

GARDA DIVISIONS	NUMBER OF DIVISIONAL ASSET PROFILERS
EASTERN REGION
Wexford/Wicklow	25
Waterford/Kilkenny/Carlow	29
Laois/Offaly/Kildare	31
Westmeath/Meath	29
NORTH WESTERN REGION
Cavan/Monaghan/Louth	39
Donegal	14
Galway	16
Mayo/Roscommon/Longford	34
Sligo/Leitrim	14
SOUTHERN REGION
Cork City	19
Cork North	14
Cork West	13
Kerry	11
Clare/Tipperary	24
Limerick	26
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN REGION
DMR East	22
DMR North	29
DMR North Central	31
DMR South	36
DMR South Central	18
DMR West	38
DMR – Coordination and Tasking Unit	9
DMR – Roads Policing	2

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