AMMAN: Jordan foiled an attempt by foreign-backed militants to smuggle arms into its territory, a security official told state news agency PETRA on Wednesday.

Security services seized the arms and detained the smugglers, who were Jordanians, in March.

鈥淚nvestigations and operations are ongoing,鈥� read the PETRA statement.

Jordan had recently blocked several attempts to smuggle arms including mines, explosives, Kalashnikov rifles, and Katyusha rockets.