OUT BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY GRINER鈥橲 RUSSIAN DETENTION HITS 100 DAYS
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Out American basketball player, Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for over 100 days.聽
The Women鈥檚 National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star was arrested in Moscow on . 聽May 28 marks the 100th day of her incarceration in Russia.聽
On May 29, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) renewed calls for Griner鈥檚 release and asked President Biden to step in. They tweeted, 鈥淭here is so much heartbreak and hurt in our country right now., please use all available resources to get 丑辞尘别鈥�
There is so much heartbreak and hurt in our country right now. , please use all available resources to get home. We need something to rally around and build upon. Visit to learn more and take action. 馃У1/6
— WNBPA (@TheWNBPA)
The Russian Federal Customs Service released a video on March 5, claiming that they had detained Griner after finding vape cartridges that contained hashish oil in her checked baggage.
https://twitter.com/BryanAGraham/status/1500190302581272581
According to the Russian Customs Service, drug-sniffing dogs alerted them to the presence of a banned substance and a subsequent search uncovered the vape cartridges.
In , Griner鈥檚 detainment was extended to May 19. Earlier this month it was extended to June 18 by Khimki City Court in Moscow
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