A HIGH speed police chase ended with two men being arrested near Bawdrip.
Police were called out at 9.40am on September 7 after two men were spotted in a vehicle in Highbridge with what was believed to be a firearm.
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "The vehicle was located but failed to stop for officers.
"Assisted by armed officers, we identified a suitable location to bring the pursuit to a safe conclusion on the B3141 at the junction with the A39.
"Two men were arrested at the scene and a suspected firearm was recovered."
The incident left the road blocked at the A39 in both directions near Bawdrip at the Woolavington turn-off.
It caused tailbacks as far as Junction 23 while police dealt with the matter.
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