According to Russian TV today on the 5th, American women's basketball athlete Britney Grina was previously arrested at Moscow Airport because Russian customs officers found a prohibited item marijuana oil in one of her bags.

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According to Russian TV Today (RT) report on the 5th, American women's basketball athlete Brittney Griner was previously arrested at Moscow Airport because Russian customs officers found a prohibited item marijuana oil in one of her bags.

According to Russian TV today on the 5th, American women's basketball athlete Britney Grina was previously arrested at Moscow Airport because Russian customs officers found a prohibited item marijuana oil in one of her bags. - DayDayNews

Britney Grina (report screenshot)

Report introduced that Grina plays for UMMC Yekaterinburg team in Russian Premier League . In February this year, she was detained at Sheremetyevo Airport after being inspected by customs officials.

It is reported that Greener was found carrying several electronic cigarette devices containing banned marijuana oil, causing the 31-year-old basketball player to face criminal lawsuits.

reported that videos shared on social media showed that surveillance videos captured the Houston-born player's luggage being inspected.

A statement from the Russian Federation Customs Administration stated: "In February 2022, when a US citizen arriving in New York by plane passed the 'green' passage at Sheremetyevo Airport, a service dog from Sheremetyevo Customs Dog Family discovered that drugs might be present in the luggage they carried."

It is reported that due to the discovery of an e-cigarette device containing cannabis oil, relevant departments filed a criminal lawsuit against Grina under Article 229, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which involves drug smuggling. Grina is reportedly facing 5 to 10 years in prison.

RT introduced that Grina won two Olympic gold medals with the United States team and won the WNBA championship of the American Women's Basketball League with the Phoenix Mercury in 2014. She was selected as the WNBA All-Star in seven times. She has been playing for the UMMC Yekaterinburg team in Russia since 2015, and won four European Women's Championships with the team.

(Editor: WDQ)

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