The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 39 containers carrying 1,115 metric tonnes of Pakistani-origin goods, valued at nearly 9 crore rupees, at at Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai.

As per the officials, the containers were being illegally imported into India by sea via Dubai yesterday. They said the consignments were falsely declared as UAE-origin, masking their Pakistani origin.

However, investigations revealed that these goods actually originated from Pakistan and were merely transshipped via Dubai for import into India.

The DRI launched an operation codenamed “Operation Deep Manifest”, targeting the illegal import of Pakistani-origin goods routed through third countries, primarily via Dubai in the UAE.

According to an official statement, one of the partners of an importing firm was arrested.

Following the Pahalgam terror attacks, the Indian government had imposed a comprehensive ban, effective from May 2, 2025, on the direct or indirect import or transit of goods originating in or exported from Pakistan.