Director of Public Prosecutions Rory Field would not elaborate on the $1.5 million in proceeds of crime seized by Supreme Court orders issued ten years ago that have yet to be collected.This after Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley disclosed in the House of Assembly that “two certain cases” involving $900,000 and $600,000 remain outstanding. He told MPs the DPP has been “invited to press their collection” as soon as possible.Asked to explain why obtaining the funds has taken so long, Mr Field declined to comment. But in a brief statement he said: “The department is currently actively pursuing several outstanding confiscations.“As these matters concern the enforcement of court orders and as we will be shortly bringing these matters back before the courts, these matters should be considered as sub judice and as such, it would be inappropriate for us to comment on the detail of any particular case.”When asked how much money was involved in the confiscations pending, he said: “That is currently our position.”The Minister made the disclosure during the debate on the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act 2013 which was passed by legislators last week.The amendment allows money confiscated from criminals to be used by community-based organisations and sporting clubs.Mr Dunkley told MPs the Confiscated Asset Fund stood at $780,000 as a result of seizures made last year. About $1 million was seized by the Bermuda Police Service and the courts in 2012.But he lamented the fact that $1.5 million ordered seized a decade ago had not been collected. “If the court awards something it must be collected and it must be collected on time,” said Mr Dunkley.“With the support of my colleagues I invited the DPP to press their collection and where possible to use all the internal resources that Government has to realise the assets that are out there and keep the costs to the minimum while we do it,” he added.The Minister noted that “there was a very clear shortfall” in Government’s ability to collect seized assets.No one would say on the record which “two certain cases” the Minister was referring to. This newspaper reported on high profile Proceeds of Crime cases in May 2011.Convicted money launderer Roger Cox was ordered to handover $1.47 million in assets including cash and jewellery obtained from underground gambling dens in April 2011.Allan Daniels, who was convicted for trafficking cocaine and cannabis, was ordered to hand over $62,357, including his BMW car, a Rolex watch and large amounts of cash in 2008.And former powerboat champion Kirk Roberts was ordered to give up nearly $1 million following his cannabis trafficking conviction in 2006. The amount represented his 50 percent share in a house and land in Sandys.