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WNBA side Phoenix Mercury say they are concerned for Brittney Griner's «safety, physical and mental health» after the centre was detained in Russia on charges of drug smuggling.
U.S. basketball officials said on Saturday they were closely monitoring the situation surrounding seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner after Russia said it had detained a U.S. player last month for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil.
Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time WNBA All-Star, is in custody in Russia after vape cartridges containing hashish oil were found in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo Airport, just outside Moscow.
La jugadora Brittney Griner lleva detenida en Moscú desde el mes pasado, cuando al regresar desde Nueva York un perro de la policía del aeropuerto alertó de la presencia de una posible sustancia prohibida en su equipaje. Al abrirlo descubrieron un vaporizador y aceite de cannabis, el cual es ilegal en el país ruso. La jugadora se puede enfrentar a una pena de prisión de entre 5 y 10 años.
The North Dakota senator discusses the basketball star as well as pressures on the White House to cut off Russian oil imports.
The arrest came as tensions between Moscow and the West have soared over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Federal Customs Service said in a statement that an inspection of hand luggage carried by a US citizen who arrived on a flight from New York in February "confirmed the presence of 'vapes' (and) a liquid with a specific smell".
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested last month at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges.
WNBA player Brittney Griner is being detained in Russia after officials found hashish oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow, according to a report in the New York Times on Saturday.