Pubdate: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 Source: Bergen Record (NJ) Copyright: 2000 Bergen Record Corp. Contact: http://www.bergen.com/cgi-bin/feedback Website: http://www.bergen.com/ Author: The Associated Press $22M IN MARIJUANA SEIZED IN JFK PROBE NEW YORK -- A 15-month investigation of drug trafficking through Kennedy International Airport has resulted in the seizure of 4,425 pounds of marijuana worth $22 million, authorities said Wednesday. A task force of police and federal agents also arrested 37 people, and seized 18 handguns and $311,000 in cash over the course of the operation launched last year. Many of the suspects were couriers -- or "mules" -- caught carrying marijuana on flights from California, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said at a news conference. Large quantities also were shipped through major delivery companies. On Feb. 11, authorities seized two shipments -- one weighing 406 pounds, the other 383 pounds -- at a shipping facility in Maspeth. - --- MAP posted-by: Allan Wilkinson