Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seizes ₹30 crore worth of salt smuggled from Pakistan
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized ₹30 crore worth of industrial salt smuggled from Pakistan via Sri Lanka. Four individuals have been arrested for violating the import ban imposed following the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.
Why it matters
This highlights the enforcement of national security-related trade bans and the complexity of transnational smuggling networks.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) said it has detected and stopped another attempt by smugglers to bring into India goods from Pakistan, something that is prohibited, and has arrested four people related to the matter. In a release, the DRI said that it had detected the import of 295 containers carrying 7,311 metric tonnes of Pakistan-origin industrial or Himalayan rock salt, which it said had an estimated market value of around ₹30 crore.
Following the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025 , the Indian government had banned the direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan, in the interest of national security and public policy.
It explained that the consignments were routed through Colombo Port in Sri Lanka, and had fake certificates of origin and invoices issued by UAE-based entities.
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