INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of United States basketball star Brittney Griner on drug smuggling charges, state
media reported Tuesday.Griner was detained at a Moscow airport on Feb
17, en route to play for UNMC Yekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason, on charges of carrying vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her
sentence of up to 10 years in Russia.Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, is one of several American basketball
players who supplement their income playing in the Russian league before the start of the United States season.The United States State
Department said last month it determined that Griner had been wrongfully detained
Her case has been turned over to the United States special envoy in charge of hostages.State Department officials and the special envoy met
has been wrongfully detained
It was great to hear from the State Department that we should continue to amplify that message and that we should continue to press all
