<p>BERKELEY, Calif. – Police arrested three people in connection with drug-laced cookies that sent more than a dozen people to a hospital.</p>
<p>NBC11 News has learned that two of the people arrested are students and one is a former student.</p>
<p>Up to 20 UC Berkley students reported experiencing severe medical symptoms after eating what were thought to be marijuana-laced cookies, Alameda County Fire Department Battalion Chief Dan O’Hara said. </p>
<p>It was unknown whether the marijuana was tainted, it was some other substance, or they simply ate too many of the laced cookies.</p>
<p>NBC11 News reporter Christie Smith said tests are being done on crumbs from the cookies to determine what might have been in the baked goods.</p>
<p>The students complained of symptoms such as anxiety, chest pains and shortness of breath.</p>
<p>The incident was reported at the [Cloyne</a> Court Co-Op](<a href=“http://www.usca.org/coops/clo.php]Cloyne”>http://www.usca.org/coops/clo.php), a student residential building in the 2600 block of Ridge Road. The co-op houses 150 students, reported Smith.</p>
<p>Baking and eating marijuana-laced cookies after selecting rooms at the co-op is part of a tradition, according to assistant student housing manager Nathan Danielsen.</p>
<p>The victims ranged in age from 18 to 25 years old, fire officials said.</p>
<p>Campus police said that based on interviews with the students, they executed search warrants that led to the three arrests.</p>
<p>Michael Tobias, 24, a UC Berkeley student, was arrested on suspicion of furnishing marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale.</p>
<p>Carmen Anderson, 21, also a UC Berkeley student, was arrested for possession of more than an ounce of marijuana and possession of psilocybin, which are hallucinogenic mushrooms.</p>
<p>Christopher Portka, 23, was arrested for possession of more than an ounce of marijuana and possession of psilocybin.</p>
<p>University officials said Anderson is believed to be the only one out of the three suspects who lives in Cloyne Court.</p>
<p>In addition to the criminal case, Tobias and Anderson could face code of conduct charges for violation of campus policies.</p>
<p>University officials said the University Students’ Cooperative Association is an independent group that offers affordable student housing and oversees 20 properties around the UC-Berkeley campus.</p>
<p>Cloyne Court, the largest co-op, is among four properties owned by the University of California regents and leased to the association. It has 149 residents.</p>
<p>Residents living at co-ops on UC property must be enrolled at UC- Berkeley. However, if they graduate in the fall or spring, they may continue to live at the co-op for an additional semester. </p>
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<a href=“http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/cloyne_court.html[/url]”>http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/berkeley_landmarks/cloyne_court.html</a>
<a href=“http://www.tedpack.org/cloyne1.html[/url]”>http://www.tedpack.org/cloyne1.html</a>
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<a href=“http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=9560[/url]”>http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=9560</a></p>