Griner Pleads Guilty To Drug Possession

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Published on July 8 2022 6:01 am
Last Updated on July 8 2022 6:01 am

WNBA star Brittney Griner pled guilty to drug possession in her trial in Russia Thursday, saying she hadn’t intended to commit a crime, and had unintentionally had vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage because she’d packed in a hurry.

Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February and has been held since. AP cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying that no action -- including a potential prisoner swap -- could be taken until the trial ends, and her guilty plea could be an effort to speed up the proceedings. 

 

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