Family and friends of two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner are demanding the US basketball star be released after she was detained in Russia.
The seven-time Women's National Basketball Association All-Star with the Phoenix Mercury basketball team was arrested in Russia after customs officials said they detected cannabis oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow, The New York Times reported. The Russian news agency TASS cited a law enforcement source identifying the American woman who was arrested on drug charges as 31-year-old Griner, upon arriving from New York, the report said.
"Interfax, citing the customs service, said the US citizen was detained and arrested and noted a criminal case has been opened against her. A spokesperson for the State Department told CNN Saturday,"We are aware of reports of a US citizen arrested in Moscow. Whenever a US citizen is arrested overseas, we stand ready to provide all appropriate consular services." Griner currently plays for the Russian team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
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