TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: Eighteen Vietnamese held for illegal poaching managed to escape from detention in Santa Ana town using their fishing vessel.

On May 12, the Vietnamese poachers were arrested by joint elements of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Authorities were able to hold at least three of the 10 fishing boats of the Vietnamese.

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