Mercury center Brittney Griner reportedly detained in Russia on drug charges

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Mercury center Brittney Griner reportedly detained in Russia on drug charges

Phoenix Mercury All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner has reportedly been detained in Russia on drug charges.

The New York Times reported that the Russian Federal Customs Service detained an American basketball player at Sheremetyevo Airport near Moscow after finding hashish oil vape cartridges in her luggage. The Customs Service didn't identify who was arrested, saying only that she'd won two Olympic gold medals.

https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba-mercury-b ... 53082.html

[Libertas]

That is a lie.

[carmenjonze]

So they did this to one of the most prominent Black queer women in this country, at the same time as doping up the 15 year old ice skater then blaming it on her grandfather’s meds.

Okay.

No wonder so many white cons are so enamored with Russia.

[ZoWie]

This is getting weird. There was a similar news story circulating last month, just before the war (and sanctions) started. This would apparently be the second such incident in a few weeks' time, though no one seems to want to get to the facts. It's getting lost in fog of war.

My first thought is, good luck getting her out of Russia the way things stand right now.