The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) (Irish: An Biúró Náisiúnta um Imscrúdú Coiriúil) - formerly known as the Central Detective Unit (CDU) (Irish: Aonad Lár 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.
The bureau is headquartered at Harcourt Street, Dublin City, and operates throughout the country.
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