UPDATE: Prosecutors will seek felony tax-evasion charges over Indian cigarette sales

Sheriff's deputies from Cayuga and Seneca counties executed search warrants Tuesday morning at Lakeside Trading in Union Springs and Lake Side Trading in Seneca Falls as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion over the sale of untaxed cigarettes.

In Union Springs, the Lakeside Trading store on Route 90 had police tape around its perimeter and police were systematically removing boxes of cigarettes from inside and loading them onto a trailer.

Entrances to the store were blocked by police cars shortly after 10 a.m., and customers were not being allowed to enter the property. The store's employees were standing outside after being directed by police to leave the store.