sentences:  Bureau staff members assist in all aspects of the investigation including;
  
  Specialist investigation teams from NBCI carry out these tasks when requested by local Garda officers or on the direction of senior Garda Management.Unlike regular uniformed Garda officers – who are unarmed – detectives of the NBCI are plainclothes armed officers.NBCI detectives are more heavily armed and receive a higher standard of firearms training than regular Garda detectives, due to the nature of their work.