Russia extends drug detention of US basketball star Griner
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A Russian court on Friday extended the pre-trial detention on drug charges of US basketball star Brittney Griner, state media reported.
Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence.
A court in the town of Khimki outside Moscow extended Griner’s arrest until June 18, state news agency TASS reported, citing a court representative.
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