- Brittney Griner is being investigated in Russia on drug charges that could see her have to do with 10 years in prison.
- Griner plays place for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and is a seven-time WNBA All-Star.
Griner, a headliner in the U.S.- based Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), was confined at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.
On Feb. 17, only days before Russia attacked Ukraine, releasing a more extensive showdown with the West.
Russian specialists said the 31-year-old was conveying vape cartridges containing maryjane oil, a substance unlawful in the country.
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She was accused of pirating a huge amount of medications, an offense that can convey as long as 10 years in prison.
U.S. authorities and a score of competitors have required the arrival of Griner – or “BG” as she is known in the b-ball local area. They say she has been unjustly confined and ought to be promptly gotten back to her family in the United States.
Griner’s confinement likewise provoked worries that Moscow could utilize the double cross Olympic gold medallist to arrange the arrival of a high-profile Russian in U.S. authority.
The U.S. government has cautioned residents against heading out to Russia considering the “potential for badgering against U.S. residents by Russian government security authorities”.
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The Kremlin has said that Griner abused Russian regulations and denied she was being kept prisoner in the midst of Russia’s stalemate with the United States.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week there could have been “no higher need” than bringing back Griner and different Americans “wrongfully confined” abroad.
For a really long time, Griner played for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia during the WNBA slow time of year, similar to a few other U.S. players offered rewarding agreements by the Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League.
Griner’s detainment, joined with Russia’s tactical mediation in Ukraine, provoked a few unfamiliar players to leave the Russian association.
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