{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2327627", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2327627", "headline": "DRI seizes 25,000 kg Pakistani watermelon seeds smuggled via Dubai", "summary": "The Ministry of Finance announced on 23 October 2026 that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized approximately 25,000 kg of watermelon seeds originating from Pakistan. The seeds, valued at about Rs. 2.02 crore, were routed through Dubai and falsely declared as UAE-origin to bypass India's import ban on Pakistani goods and restrictions on watermelon seeds. Two individuals were arrested on 22 October 2026 for their roles in the operation. The seizure was part of 'Operation Deep Manifest' conducted between 11 September and 22 October 2026.", "key_points": ["Seized: ~25,000 kg of Pakistan-origin watermelon seeds valued at Rs. 2.02 crore", "Arrests: Two persons arrested on 22 October 2026", "Ban: All goods from Pakistan prohibited since 2 May 2025", "Restriction: Watermelon seed imports restricted since 1 July 2024", "Method: Goods were transshipped through Jebel Ali Port, Dubai to hide origin"], "issued_date": "2026-10-23", "listing_date": "2026-10-23", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2327627", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["DGFT Notification No. 06/2025-26 dated 2 May 2025", "DGFT Notification No. 02/2023 dated 5 April 2024", "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=2327627"}, "topics": ["smuggling", "import prohibition", "customs enforcement"], "reader_topics": ["Environment & waste"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": ["India"], "applies_to": ["importers", "importers and exporters"], "dates": [{"kind": "period_start", "date": "2026-09-11", "wording": "11 September", "what": "Operation Deep Manifest conduct period", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "period_end", "date": "2026-10-22", "wording": "22 October 2026", "what": "Operation Deep Manifest conduct period", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-14", "wording": "14 October 2026", "what": "seizure of watermelon seeds", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-22", "wording": "22 nd October 2026", "what": "arrest of two persons", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "effective", "date": "2025-05-02", "wording": "2 May 2025", "what": "ban on goods from Pakistan", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "effective", "date": "2024-07-01", "wording": "1 July 2024", "what": "restriction on watermelon seed imports", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "2caa7bafd369544f", "recorded_at": "2026-10-23T17:14:29.007374+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": "2026-10-23T22:47:30.326756+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T23:20:16+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"}