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Pardeep Malik, 59, of Plainview, NY, left, and Hamant Mullick, 60, of Franklin Square, were arrested Friday and charged with operating a massive counterfeiting operation in health and beauty products.

(Courtesy of Nassau County DAas Office)

MINEOLA, N.Y. -- Two brothers from Nassau County have been arrested and charged with operating a massive counterfeiting operation that produced and sold health and beauty products such as shampoos, lip balms and oils.

Pardeep Malik, 59, and Hamant Mullick, 60, manufactured, stored and sold more than $2 million in goods that were hauled by authorities from multiple locations Thursday in four tractor-trailers, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Friday.

Malik and Mullick were each charged with three counts of trademark counterfeiting and other crimes. Attorney information wasn't immediately available.

Prosecutors believe their scheme may be larger than it appears and say retail stores in New York, Pennsylvania and Florida have sold the products.

They say the brothers faked products owned by brands such as ChapStick, Johnson's Baby Oil, Vicks VapoRub and Always sanitary pads.