Nearly 600 firearms were handed in to Devon and Cornwall Police during the firearms and ammunition surrender which ran from November 13 to 26.

The campaign, instigated by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS), was supported by other forces around the country.

Items surrendered at police enquiry offices across the force area totalled 569 firearms of various types and more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition.

During the previous surrender in 2014, Devon and Cornwall Police received 446 firearms and 15,721 rounds of ammunition.