A Russian court finds Brittney Griner guilty of drug possession The widely expected verdict comes nearly six months after the WNBA star was arrested at a Moscow-area airport with cannabis vape ...

Russian customs service detained a 28-year-old US citizen at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow for possession of cannabis-laced marmalade, according to Russian state media agency TASS.

Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years for cannabis possession, smuggling in Russia By . Snejana Farberov and Evan Simko-Bednarski. Published Aug. 4, 2022. Updated May 17, 2024, 4:32 p.m. ET.

WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in Russia on Thursday to drug possession and smuggling charges, telling a Moscow court she brought marijuana into the country by accident. Griner was ...