WNBA All-star Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges

WNBA All-star and Olympic champion Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia on drug smuggling charges after she was found with vape cartridges in her carry-on luggage at a Moscow airport, according to Russian news sources.said a female US basketball player was arrested in February, at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow after arriving on a flight from New York.

A drug sniffing dog indicated narcotics in luggage, and when the bag was X-rayed, “so-called ‘vapes'” were discovered “with a specific order,” according to Interfax, which cited the Russian Federal Customs Service.The independent Russian news website

Flying with THC is illegal in all countries - she is lucky not to be in Thailand 🤨

BLM should go protest in Russia

Don't expect USA to bail her out... she says no to national anthem... disrespect towards our country... enjoy Russia...

Well let's see how many athletes say how horrible the United States is when they begging the govt to get her back. She going to learn how great the USA is now.

Fixed point for WWlll

Once again, the comments section will never let you down.

Rusia tiene sus estrategias.

isn't that the big country next to the small one that did a bad thing

I believe that could be a deathpenalty

Can’t wait for her release to be part of the Ukraine negotiations.

Has anyone heard from her since? Brittney, blink twice if you're in danger.

Brittany griner is someone who is either a man or somewhere between man and woman. It shouldn't be allowed to play women's basketball

Great timing

BoycottTheWNBA

Whew. Russia is a rough place to get arrested for anything, Especially right now.

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