U.S. officials said Thursday they've struck a deal with Russia ... agreeing to a prisoner swap to free WNBA star Brittney Griner.
is finally heading back home.
U.S. officials said Thursday they've struck a deal with the foreign country ... agreeing to a prisoner swap to free the WNBA star.-- aka the"Merchant of Death" -- in the swap. Griner has been detained in Russia since February -- after she was accused of bringing hashish oil in her luggage to a Moscow airport. In August, she was sentenced to nine years in prison. An appeal of that ruling was denied in October.
Last month, the 32-year-old had been moved to a prison in Mordovia ... where experts said she was facing homophobia, racism and 16-hour work days.
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