Exactly where the weapon was found is unknown to the police, but it is a handgun, according to Robert Loeffel, spokesman for the Police Region South.

- Now we will investigate whether it is subject to a license and whether it is a serious gun crime, he says.

Unclear connection

There is also no information on whether the weapon has any connection to the murder at Funkaboskolan on Monday night.

In connection with the murder, the police have received increased resources from the other Police Area South to carry out checks and look for drugs and weapons in Kalmar, municipal police Niko Kalcidis said on Monday.

The drugs were found in an apartment in the Berga area and are judged to be large enough to be classified as a serious drug offense.