New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have intercepted 47 containers of rock salt, originally from Pakistan, that were imported into India from the UAE, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said in a weekly update.

The consignments, weighing 1,311 tonnes and worth about Rs.1.6 crore, were of Khewra pink rock salt, registered as a geographical indication of Pakistan. They were intentionally routed through UAE in violation of foreign trade policy, which currently prohibits direct or indirect imports from Pakistan, Agarwal said in the update. DRI's Gandhidham regional unit intercepted the consignments at Mundra and Kandla Ports.

DRI has widened its investigatio...