Overview

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted 39 containers at Nhava Sheva Port carrying goods valued at ₹9 crore under Operation Deep Manifest.
• Investigators found the cargo was shipped from Karachi to Dubai’s Jebel Ali port before being repackaged as UAE-origin to bypass India’s May 2 ban on Pakistani imports.
• One partner of the importing firm was arrested after document analysis confirmed the true Pakistani provenance of the consignments.
• DRI’s probe uncovered money transfers and financial linkages with Pakistani entities orchestrated through a web of intermediaries in the UAE.
• The seizure builds on Operation Sindoor’s data-driven intelligence campaign aimed at curbing illicit trade and safeguarding national security.