WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested in mid-February at a Moscow airport, and Russia’s Customs Service has opened a criminal case against Griner for the “large-scale transportation of drugs,” per The New York Times.
This can carry a jail sentence of up to 10 years in Russia.
In a video released a few weeks ago, she can be seen going through a security checkpoint at the airport, and the video cuts to the next frame, where an individual is looking through the contents of her bag.
In the same Russian TV segment noted by CNN, a Russian official was interviewed about the hashish oil cartridges found in the former Mercury center’s suitcase.