Taiwan's coast guard and police seized a modified handgun and more than a hundred rounds of ammunition buried in flowerpots in Chiayi, a win for law enforcement cracking down on illegal weapons.

• A joint team from the Coast Guard Administration's Chiayi investigation unit and the Zhuqi police station arrested a man surnamed Wu.
• The haul included a modified handgun, a batch of gun parts, 128 bullets and 17 dum-dum rounds.
• Wu wrapped the weapons in plastic film and waterproof bags and buried them in flowerpots to hide them.
• The case has been handed to Chiayi prosecutors, who are still investigating.

Outlook: Prosecutors will pursue charges against Wu, and authorities are pushing the public to report tips as part of a wider gun crackdown.