Jordan Customs chief Ghaleb Al-Sarayrah says the arms cache contained 15 pistols, silencers and magazines. He said Monday they were seized at the northern Jaber border crossing.

He said the weapons were hidden in cans of tomato sauce, olives and white cheese.

No other details were immediately available, including the intended recipient of the arms.

Jordan is known as a transit point for smuggled arms and drugs. In recent years, Jordan has intercepted arms sent from Lebanon by the militant Hezbollah to Palestinians in the West Bank for attacks against Israel.

Jordan's relations with Syria have long been bumpy. They worsened after official Jordanian statements rebuking the Syrian regime for using force to quell anti-government protests.