India, June 27 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 39 cargo containers with 1,115 metric tonnes of dry dates of Pakistani origin, estimated to be worth Rs.9 crore. The containers, seized at the Nhava Sheva port, were imported via Dubai to circumvent the ban on the import of Pakistani goods, imposed after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, said DRI officials. The Mumbai-based partner of the firm which imported the dates was arrested on Thursday, the officials added.

On May 2, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification that a provision was added in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023 to prohibit direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan with...