A magistrate court has extended the physical remand of two suspects in a case involving the alleged sale of counterfeit US postage labels, allowing the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to continue its investigation until October 30.
The agency produced Faheem Akram before the court after completing his previous five-day physical remand. It also presented another suspect, identified as Naeem, who was recently arrested in connection with the case.
Magistrate Naeem Wattoo approved the NCCIA’s request for the physical remand of both suspects until October 30.
According to the investigating agency, Akram allegedly operated the website LabelsBank.com from August 2023 to sell counterfeit US postage labels. Investigators claim that more than five million fake postal labels were sold through the platform.
The US Department of Justice said Akram was indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida in September 2026 over the alleged sale of more than 5.1 million counterfeit postage labels. Prosecutors estimate that the scheme caused losses exceeding $126 million to the US Postal Service.
US authorities allege that the website offered the counterfeit labels for approximately $2 each, irrespective of the weight, size or destination of the parcels for which they were purchased.
A US court order subsequently authorised the seizure and shutdown of the website as part of the proceedings against the alleged operation.
The investigation into the case is continuing, with the suspects remaining in custody on physical remand.
