Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- Sri Lanka's Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya says that 1,612 illegal firearms have been taken into custody so far this year.

Addressing the 159th Police Day commemoration event in Colombo, he also revealed that 17 criminals involved in organised crime have been brought back to the island from overseas recently.

He added that organised criminals, transnational organised criminals and other criminals are currently being arrested continuously and that 17 individuals who were involved in crimes in this country while operating from foreign countries have been arrested and brought back to the island in the recent period.

The IGP also stated that the arrest of five prominent members of a criminal g...