Russian court extends US basketball star Brittney Griner's arrest until May 19, reports TASS

By Homero de la Fuente and Richard Greene, CNN

Updated 1251 GMT (2051 HKT) March 17, 2022

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(CNN)A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of American basketball star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

«The court granted the request of the investigation and extended the period of detention of the US citizen Griner until May 19,» the court said, per TASS.According to Russian authorities, the two-time Olympic gold medalist was arrested on allegations of drug smuggling significant amounts of narcotic substance at a Moscow airport. US Representative Colin Allred, a congressman from Texas, said she was arrested on