JEDDAH — Naval patrols of the Border Guards in the Makkah region on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle in 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 detected a naval target while on its smuggling bid.

He said that naval patrol boats were immediately rushed to the scene and intercepted and besieged a boat with three Yemeni nationals on board.

They were arrested with a total of 258.35 kilograms of hashish. Coastal patrols also apprehended five other Yemenis who were about to receive the drug consignment.