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American basketball player Brittney Griner will continue to be detained in Russia | D.W. | 03.18.2022

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American basketball player Brittney Griner will continue to be detained

The Russian justice decided on Thursday (03.18.022) to extend until May 19 the arrest of the American basketball star Brittney Griner, arrested in February at the Moscow airport and suspected of transporting narcotics, according to Russian state media. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and champion of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), was detained … Read more

Basketball player is arrested in Russia for possession of narcotics

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1647046088 Basketball player is arrested in Russia for possession of narcotics

The double Olympic basketball champion of the United States Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia on charges related to possession of narcoticsaccording to Russian authorities and American sports organizations, in the midst of a crisis between the West and Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine. The 31-year-old player is accused of carrying vape cartridges containing … Read more