Riyadh, Dhu-AlHijjah 13, 1438, September 04, 2017, SPA -- Naval patrols of the Border Guards in the Makkah area yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of hashish through the Jeddah sector. The spokesman of the Border Guards said that the maritime patrols of Border Guards in Makkah region yesterday detected a naval target while trying to smuggle a large quantity of hashish through the Jeddah sector. He explained that naval patrols were immediately directed to the scene of the attempt and the patrols intercepted and besieged a boat with three Yemeni nationals on board. They were arrested and search resulted in finding a total of 258.35 kilograms of hashish. Coastal patrols were able to apprehend the five coastline receivers who were also Yemenis. --SPA 22:36 LOCAL TIME 19:36 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w481580