TOKYO: Police raided a chicken farm for allegedly covering up a bird flu outbreak yesterday, hours after agricultural officials filed a criminal complaint against the farm and its owner.
An arrest warrant was also obtained for Hideaki Asada, head of the company that runs the farm, Asada Nosan, for allegedly violating livestock hygiene laws, police said.
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