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Added on the 09/12/2022 12:15:33 - Copyright : Euronews EN
US President Joe Biden says that US women's basketball star Brittney Griner is "on her way home" after being freed from Russia in a prisoner swap. "She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home," Biden says during remarks at the White House.
A judge said 31-year-old Brittney Griner illegally brought vape cartridges with cannabis oil into the country when she flew to Moscow earlier this year.
US basketball player Brittney Griner appears in a Moscow court for her ongoing trial for drug charges. Griner was arrested for cannabis possession at Moscow Airport in March 2022. Her lawyers say they are hoping she will receive a "lenient" sentence. IMAGES
US basketball player Brittney Griner arrives for a hearing in her ongoing trial on drug charges in Russia. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February, just days before Russia invaded Ukraine, and charged with drug smuggling for possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil. The two-time Olympic gold medalist pleaded guilty and faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison. IMAGES
WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner arrives for a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence. IMAGES
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