A suspected firearm was found after police stopped a black BMW car in Bristol city centre. Officers also found drugs and cash when the stolen vehicle was stopped on Bond Street at around 4.30pm yesterday, Wednesday, October 2.
Pictures from the scene show multiple police vehicles in attendance. A lane was closed heading towards Cabot Circus as the BMW was stopped and searched.
The car was seized along with a number of other items, including a quantity of cash, suspected class A and B drugs, and a suspected firearm. Avon and Somerset Police said two men, both aged in their 20s, were arrested and remain in custody.
The force said: “Two arrests have been made after officers stopping a vehicle in Bristol found a suspected firearm, a quantity of drugs and cash. Officers safely stopped a black BMW car, at approximately 4.30pm on Wednesday 2 October on Bond Street.
“The car, which was later found to have been stolen, was seized, along with a number of other items, including a quantity of cash, suspected class A and B drugs, and a suspected viable firearm. Both men, who are in their 20s, remain in custody as investigations continue.”