Addressing the media at the Media Centre for National Security yesterday, Defence Affairs spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the Government Intelligence has identified properties of the LTTE in various parts of the world.

Action has been taken to confiscate these LTTE properties held by individuals and groups.

“The Government has sought the Attorney General’s advice to take action to take ownership of the LTTE properties,” he added. It is known that the LTTE possesses 14 ships and five of them belonged to K. Pathmanadan, LTTE's chief arms procure.

“More than 600 accounts of KP were frozen by the Government and it is in the process of probing LTTE financing channels,” the Minister said.

Meanwhile the Sri Lanka Navy has seized three LTTE ships and is in the process of bringing them to Colombo.

Information about the LTTE ships had been revealed to the security forces during the interrogation of KP arrested on August 6. He had provided information to the security forces on the past activities of the LTTE and the outfit’s future plans, sources said.
Interpol had helped the security forces to act on information provided by KP, sources said.