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WNBA basketballer and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia
Editors Pick, Sports
 on August 4, 2022

Russian court hands Griner nine-year prison sentence

Article by Adriel 

Khimki – A Russian court sentenced American basketballer Brittney Griner on Thursday to nine years in prison after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia despite them being illegal.

Her sentencing could pave the way for a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia that will include Griner and an imprisoned Russian who was once a prolific arms dealer.

Griner, 31, earlier pleaded with a Russian judge not to “end her life” with a harsh prison sentence for bringing in vape cartridges containing hashish oil, before breaking down in tears in court.

The Russian prosecutor called for Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player, to be sentenced to 9-1/2 years prison if she was found guilty of bringing illegal drugs into the country.

Griner was detained at Sheremetyevo airport on February 17 in Moscow with vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.

She pleaded guilty, but she said she had neither intended to bring a banned substance to Russia nor to hurt anybody.

(Reuters)

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