Pubdate: 19 Feb 1999 Source: Bangor Daily News (ME) Copyright: 1999, Bangor Daily News Inc. Contact: Associated Press Website: http://www.bangornews.com/ POLICE RELEASE MARIJUANA FIGURES FOR 1998 PORTLAND -- Maine law enforcement agencies seized 9,900 marijuana plants worth an estimated $23 million last year, according to the head of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Roy McKinney said Maine law enforcement officers also seized 127 pounds of processed marijuana, 117 guns and nearly $250,000 in cash. They also made 87 arrests. McKinney released the numbers this week at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Waterville. Law enforcement agencies who participated in the fight against marijuana include state and local police, sheriff's departments, Maine Warden Service, Civil Air Patrol and federal agencies. - --- MAP posted-by: Mike Gogulski