DRI seizes over 362 tonnes of Pakistan-origin dry dates routed via UAE under Operation Deep Manifest
On 14 September 2026, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said it had seized more than 362 metric tonnes of Pakistan-origin dry dates in 13 containers at CFS Ambad, Nashik, under 'Operation Deep Manifest'.
Summary
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted 13 containers of dry dates imported by a Mumbai-based firm at the Container Freight Station (CFS) Ambad in Nashik, Maharashtra, whose documents declared the UAE as the country of origin. Investigators found that the dates had been shipped from Karachi Port to Jebel Ali in the UAE, transferred to new containers and sent on to India through entities run by Pakistani nationals to hide their origin. After the Pahalgam terror attack, India banned the direct or indirect import or transit of all goods from Pakistan from 2 May 2025 through DGFT Notification No. 06/2025-26. Under Operation Deep Manifest, the DRI has been seizing Pakistan-origin goods routed through third countries. The DRI, set up in 1957, is India's apex anti-smuggling agency under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
Key facts
- Seized
- 362+ MT Pakistan-origin dry dates, 13 containers
- Place
- CFS Ambad, Nashik (Maharashtra)
- Route
- Karachi → Jebel Ali (UAE) → India; origin falsely declared as UAE
- Operation
- Operation Deep Manifest
- Ban
- All Pakistan-origin goods prohibited from 2 May 2025 — DGFT Notification 06/2025-26
- DRI
- Set up 1957; apex anti-smuggling agency under CBIC
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Under which operation did the DRI seize Pakistan-origin dry dates routed through the UAE, as announced on 14 September 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Operation Deep Manifest
The seizure was made under 'Operation Deep Manifest', which targets Pakistan-origin goods routed through third countries.
From which date has India prohibited the direct or indirect import of all goods originating in Pakistan?
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Correct answer: D — 2 May 2025
DGFT Notification No. 06/2025-26 dated 2 May 2025 banned direct or indirect import or transit of all Pakistan-origin goods.
Consider the following about the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI): 1. It was established in 1957. 2. It functions under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The DRI was set up in 1957 and is the apex anti-smuggling agency under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), not the CBDT.