CAB trained agency in Sofia

THE Criminal Assets Bureau played a key role in the training of their Bulgarian counterpart body, the Financial Intelligence Agency, it was confirmed yesterday.

The CAB said they had acted in a consultancy capacity with the FIA a little over a year ago as the Bulgarians sought to improve their economic policing wing which is aimed at tackling fraud and financial crime.

Representatives of the CAB travelled to assist their Bulgarian counterparts, while officers from the eastern European country also visited Ireland on a knowledge-gathering exercise.