A FIREARMS amnesty has seen over 100 weapons being handed in to the police.

Gwent Police along with South Wales Police and Dyfed Powys Police gave people the chance to give up any real, fake, toy or antique guns or ammunition during a 12-day operation.

The Southern Wales forces ran the two-week campaign between Monday 10 November and yesterday (Friday 21st) to encourage anyone holding an illegally-held firearm to dispose of it safely. It also gave licence holders the opportunity to surrender weapons they no longer had use for.

A variety of firearms were surrendered across Southern Wales during the campaign including handguns, rifles, shotguns, air weapons, revolvers and humane killers as well as a large amount of ammunition.

Dyfed Powys Police Chief Inspector, Ieuan Matthews, said: “We are extremely pleased at the success of this firearms surrender and would like to thank everyone who took part. The aim of the surrender was to give people the chance to hand in any firearms, whether they were real, fake, antique or fully licensed, and the response we had was fantastic.

“We want to keep our communities safe, and by removing these guns and ammunition with the assistance of the public, we are doing just that."