Official: Pakistan arrested informants who led CIA to bin Laden

The five CIA informants were reported to have copied license plates of cars visiting bin Laden's compound before the May raid.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• The arrests were discussed at a recent meeting between the CIA director and Pakistani officials
• The official did not know the exact number of people arrested

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's intelligence agency arrested "a few" informants who gave information to the CIA before the raid that left Osama bin Laden dead, a Pakistani intelligence official said Wednesday.
The arrests were addressed during the Friday meeting between CIA Director Leon Panetta, Pakistan army chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani and Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha, Pakistan's head of military intelligence.

The official, who asked to remain anonymous because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said he did not know the exact number of informants arrested or what date it happened.