American Basketball Player Brittney Griner's Russian Detention, Explained

[ASFN Admin]

Brittney Griner, an American basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury WNBA team, was detained this past February at a Russian airport after Russian officials claimed they found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Hashish oil is extracted from cannabis, an illegal substance in Russia - under the article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code, someone who commits an offense related to the "illegal acquisition, storage, transportation, making or processing of narcotic drugs, psychotro

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