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Thirteen teenagers were rushed to hospital this morning after eating “sweets” containing cannabis at a London school.
Doctors rushed to La Sainte Union Catholic School in Highgate after the teens ate what they thought were candy.
The police issued a statement confirming that they detected THC, the active component in cannabis.
Met police officers in Camden tweeted: “We understand that candy contains THC.
“We are waiting for tests to establish the amount of THC in each candy.
“While we wait for a full hospital upgrade, no one is seriously ill.”
No arrests were made as the police continue their investigations.
Photographs taken by shocked witnesses show a line of ambulances outside the school.
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A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said today: “The London Ambulance Service called the police at around 11:45 am on Monday 5 October to report children feeling bad for having eaten what they believed to be sweets in a school at Highgate Road, NW5.
“As a precautionary measure, 13 children have been taken to hospital. Their parents have been informed. No one is believed to be seriously ill.
“Investigations are underway to establish all the circumstances.
“There have been no arrests. The school has not been evacuated.”
In a statement, the London Ambulance Service added: “We dispatched various resources, including a clinical team leader, five ambulance teams, car medics and incident response officers.”
“We evaluated thirteen teenagers on the spot and took them to the hospital.”
The school, near Parliament Hill, is a junior high and sixth grade school for girls.
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