LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: The Task Force African Swine Fever in Albay on Tuesday in Polangui town confiscated 400 kilos of pork siomai without label and suspected to be carrying the African swine fever (ASF) virus.

Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police regional spokesman, said the task force flagged down a Hino closed van loaded with undocumented processed meat in Barangay Matacon, Polangui, around 4 a.m. at a checkpoint in Polangui.

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