The Criminal Assets Bureau was created in 1996, after the gun murder of journalist Veronica Guerin by members of the John Gilligan drugs gang. Photograph: Colin Keega/Collins
The Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) is selling properties seized from criminals, mostly drug dealers, at a faster rate than any time since its inception almost 30 years ago.
With 21 new proceeds of crime cases commenced, and the illicit drugs trade booming, sources said the number of properties – houses, apartments and commercial real estate – being seized and sold looks set to further increase.
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