National Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Irish: An Biúró Náisiúnta um Imscrúdú Coiriúil
Agency overview
Formed1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Preceding agency
  • Garda Central Detective Unit (CDU)
JurisdictionIreland
HeadquartersWalter Scott House, Military Road, Dublin (D8)
53°20′03.5″N 6°15′50.3″W / 53.334306°N 6.263972°W / 53.334306; -6.263972
EmployeesUndisclosed
Annual budgetUndisclosed (part of Garda Síochána budget, €1.34 billion in 2014)
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent agencyOrganised & Serious Crime
Garda Síochána
WebsiteOfficial website
Heavily armed NBCI detectives conduct a stop-and-search on a drug gang suspect in Limerick City (see Limerick feud)

The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) (Irish: An Biúró Náisiúnta um Imscrúdú Coiriúil) - formerly known as the Central Detective Unit (CDU) (Irish: An Príomhaonad Bleachtaireachta) - is the main national criminal investigative branch of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland.

The unit is responsible for the investigation of organised and serious crime on a national level. It was formed in 1997 with the amalgamation of a number of national and specialist investigation units.

The Garda NBCI is headed by a Detective Chief Superintendent, who reports to the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Organised & Serious Crime.[1]

The bureau is headquartered at Water Scott House, Military Road, Dublin City, and operates throughout the country.[2]

  1. ^ Cusack, Jim (5 February 2012). "Fears over exodus of top gardai". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ "National Bureau of Criminal Investigation". garda.ie. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.