Brittney Griner’s Trial Begins In Moscow Court—Here’s What To Watch For by SiladityaRay
... [+]A ruling, in this case, is not expected for at least two months, Griner’s Russian lawyers said on Monday. In May,a possible prisoner swap involving Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout who is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S. Bout, whose international arms operations earned him the moniker “Merchant of Death,” was arrested in Bangkok in an operation led by U.S.
Drug Enforcement Agency officials and was convicted by a New York Federal court in 2011 for attempting to sell weapons to the Colombian rebel group FARC.Griner was detained in February as she landed at an airport in Moscow after vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were allegedly found in her luggage. Like several top WNBA stars, Griner had flown to Russia during the league’s off-season to participate in the much more lucrative Russian Premier League.
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