{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2323269", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2323269", "headline": "DRI busts smuggling of 7,311 metric tonnes of Pakistani rock salt", "summary": "The Ministry of Finance announced on 14 October 2026 that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) uncovered a network smuggling Pakistan-origin rock salt into India. Through \"Operation Deep Manifest,\" the DRI detected 295 containers of salt with an estimated market value of Rs 30 crore, which were routed through Sri Lanka and used fake UAE-based documents to hide their origin. The operation, conducted between 26 September and 11 October 2026, led to the arrest of four people and the seizure of 140 metric tonnes of salt and Rs 20.96 lakh in bank accounts. This action enforces a complete prohibition on imports from Pakistan that has been in effect since 2 May 2025.", "key_points": ["7,311 metric tonnes of Pakistani rock salt detected across 295 containers", "Estimated market value of smuggled goods: Rs 30 crore", "4 people arrested, including importing firm partners and a Dubai-based supplier", "Seized: 140 MT of salt (Rs 24.41 lakh) and Rs 20.96 lakh in bank accounts", "Imports from Pakistan have been prohibited since 2 May 2025"], "issued_date": "2026-10-14", "listing_date": "2026-10-14", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2323269", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["DGFT Notification No. 06/2025-26 dated 02.05.2025", "Customs Act, 1962"]}, "issuer": "Ministry of Finance", "department": "Ministry of Finance", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2323269"}, "topics": ["smuggling", "import prohibition", "customs"], "reader_topics": ["Government services"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": ["India"], "applies_to": ["all importers"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-09-26", "wording": "26 September", "what": "start of coordinated DRI operation", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-11", "wording": "11 October 2026", "what": "end of coordinated DRI operation", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "effective", "date": "2025-05-02", "wording": "02.05.2025", "what": "import prohibition on Pakistani goods", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "period_start", "date": "2026-03-01", "wording": "March 2026", "what": "period during which 295 containers were imported", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "2bcc5eca4a0a6d42", "recorded_at": "2026-10-14T11:46:53.765551+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T20:38:09.107225+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T21:20:53+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}