Spokesman of the guards in Jazan Lt. Turki Al-Gosaibi said when the security men observed a group of men running toward the border with Yemen after dumping their baggage. The baggage contained 75 kilograms of hashish.

A similar incident nearby netted a bag containing 35 kilos of hashish, Al-Watan daily reported on Thursday. 

In another haul, officials in the Bataha border checkpoint seized more than 6,800 bottles of liquor hidden inside cooling machines in a truck.