Dri Action on Illegal Pakistani Imports: The Revenue Intelligence Directorate (DRI), taking an important action, seized the consignment of goods being illegally brought from Pakistan under the “Operation Deep Manifest”. This goods was being brought to India through third countries, especially Dubai (UAE).
In the action so far, DRI has seized 39 containers filled with illegal goods 1,115 metric tonnes, the market price is said to be around 9 crore rupees. These goods were found against the clear violation of the import policy of the Government of India and the sanctions imposed on direct or indirect imports/transit of goods from Pakistan. The partner of an importer firm in this case has been arrested on Thursday (June 26, 2025).
All kinds of imports from Pakistan are closed after Pahalgam attack
The government had banned the import or transit of any kind of goods from Pakistan from May 2, 2025 after the Pahalgam terror attacks. Earlier, 200% custom duty was imposed on such imports. However, some importers were bringing this ban by cheating this ban, giving incorrect details of the origin of goods and manipulating the shipping documents and bringing goods to India.
In two cases caught at the Nava Sheva Port, the consignment was shown to be of the UAE origin, while the investigation made it clear that the goods were brought from Pakistan’s Karachi Port to India via Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port.
Goods sent to Dubai before Pakistan, India changed to India and left
Investigation also revealed that the goods were first sent from Pakistan to Dubai and the containers and ships were replaced to India. Financial links have also been found with Pakistani institutions on close investigation of documents, which indicate serious threats on illegal funding and security.
DRI took strict action in the case
DRI further tightened this monitoring, keeping in mind the reference and current security environment of Operation Sindoor and seized high value consignments through data analytics and intelligence.