Oneida Man Facing Charges After Deputies Raid Vernon Business

An Oneida man is facing several charges after the Oneida County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at Three Aces Auto on Route 5 in Vernon.

51-year old Morries Briggs is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal tax fraud and possession/transport for sale of unstamped cigarettes.

Deputies say they seized heroin, methamphetamine, prescription pills and untaxed cigarettes.

Briggs was sent  to Oneida County Jail on $20,000 bail.

Additional charges against Briggs are pending.