After the find, the mother contacted an acquaintance, who in turn called the police.

Shortly afterwards, the police searched the house.

The 18-year-old himself denies the crime, and says that he did not know that the weapon was in the closet.

In questioning, however, a witness says that the boy kept the weapon for another, unnamed person.

"Criminal Environment"

Prosecutor Emma Olsson does not want to state whether there are more people suspected, who have not yet been charged.

- What we have come up with so far is what we are prosecuting.

I don't go into our suspicions about where the weapon comes from, she tells SVT.

A small amount of cannabis was also found in the boy's room, which means that the boy is also charged with minor drug offenses - and that the weapons offense can be judged more harshly in court.

- The fact that weapons are found in an environment where narcotics are handled is usually seen as an aggravating circumstance.

A criminal environment simply.

SVT was recently able to tell you that the number of confiscated weapons in Kalmar county has doubled in the past year.

CUT: The police comment on the sharp increase in weapon seizures in Kalmar County

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- It is worrying that we took military weapons, among other things, says Olof Bråve.

Photo: Hamed Ubaidi Karlsson/SVT