DRI busts another attempt to circumvent ban on Pakistani goods under ‘operation deep manifest’; seizes around 25,000 kg Pakistan-origin watermelon seeds; two arrested

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), under 'Operation Deep Manifest', intercepted around 25,000 kg of Pakistan-origin watermelon seeds at Nhava Sheva Port, falsely declared as UAE-origin muskmelon seeds. Investigations revealed a deliberate transshipment route from Karachi through Jebel Ali Port, Dubai, using container changes and fabricated documents to circumvent India's prohibition on goods originating in or exported from Pakistan. The import also violated import policy restrictions on watermelon seeds. Two persons were arrested. The total detected illegal import under this case includes 46,920 kg of Pakistani-origin seeds.