Incoming Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on Monday vowed to go after unscrupulous traders who are milking US taxpayers to the detriment of Filipino farmers through irregular purchase of goats supposedly to help boost dairy production in the Philippines.

Piñol said he would order an immediate inventory of the goats imported from the United Stated under Public Law (PL) 480, a Washington-funded program aimed at helping the local dairy industry.

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