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Russian court: Griner is guilty
2022.08.04 18:10
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, walks after the final statements in a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022. REUTERS/E
KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) – A Russian court on Thursday ruled that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was guilty of drugs possession and smuggling after she pleaded guilty to bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges to Russia.
In its ruling, the court said that Griner committed the crime “deliberately”, despite the defendant having said that it was an “honest mistake”.
