Bureau sold 20 such properties last year for a total of €4.9m
Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Gubbins of the Criminal Assets Bureau. Photo: Steve Humphreys
Seizing and selling off ostentatious “trophy homes” linked to criminals is now the number one priority for the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab), its chief told the Irish Independent.
Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Gubbins believes that “denying and depriving” is a clear way of sending a message to criminals who splurge millions on properties. He also said putting the properties into the hands of law-abiding citizens is beneficial to communities that may have been overshadowed by a criminal “controlling the area”.