00:00 The Department of Agriculture is investigating the smuggling of smuggled agricultural products.
00:09 According to Agriculture Secretary Francisco T. Laurel Jr.,
00:14 this was confirmed in the initial investigations,
00:18 but he said that in the past few months,
00:21 the illegal products have been condemned or have been destroyed.
00:26 The DA's Inspection and Enforcement Unit also confirmed the smuggling.
00:32 The official also requested a condemnation facility
00:36 to properly dispose of the illegal agri-products.
00:41 Agri-products usually come from countries with African swine fever,
00:48 bird flu, or diseases that are dangerous to humans and the agriculture sector.
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