Criminal Assets Bureau returned almost €15m to the exchequer last year

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is to bring CAB’s annual report to Cabinet this week

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) office on Harcourt St, Dublin 2. File picture

The Criminal Assets Bureau returned almost €15m to the exchequer, including €4.38m from the sale of 18 properties, last year.

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is to bring the bureau’s annual report to Cabinet this week, which provides detail on the work it did in 2025, including 232 warrants targeting organised crime groups and 37 search operations across 16 counties and three foreign jurisdictions.