Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested Faheem Akram in Lahore over an alleged counterfeit postage operation that caused more than $126 million in losses to the United States Postal Service.
The 33-year-old, originally from Khanewal, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida last month following allegations that he sold millions of fraudulent shipping labels through an online platform.
According to US prosecutors, Akram operated LabelsBank.com between August 2023 and September 2026, selling counterfeit postage labels to American customers.
Investigators allege that more than 5,200 individuals purchased over 5.1 million labels, typically priced at approximately $2 each.
The labels reportedly allowed customers to ship packages at fixed rates regardless of weight, dimensions or destination, substantially undercutting legitimate postal charges.
US authorities have since shut down the website.
Earlier this month, the US Postal Inspection Service announced a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to Akram's arrest.
He faces one conspiracy charge, five counterfeit postage counts and four wire fraud counts.
If convicted, he could receive up to five years in prison on the conspiracy and counterfeit postage counts and 20 years on each wire fraud count.
NCCIA Lahore Zone Additional Director Atif Ameer announced the arrest on Tuesday, detailing an extensive investigation into the operation's financial network.
Authorities identified 16 bank accounts allegedly connected to the scheme, including seven operated by Akram and nine associated with his brother, wife, sister and aunt.
Eight investigative teams conducted raids across 35 locations in Punjab, Islamabad and Sindh, questioning 47 individuals.
Investigators also examined 122 call-data records, 50 mobile-device tracking reports and footage from 120 cameras.
Ameer said digital forensic techniques and artificial intelligence supported a 10-day operation to locate the suspect.
Authorities are examining financial transfers, potential accomplices and the involvement of relatives while seeking to verify the operation's full scale and transaction values.
The investigation remains ongoing.