The arrest of US Olympic basketball champion Brittney Griner on charges of drug smuggling has been extended until June 18 by the Khimki Court of the Moscow Region, Russian state news agency TASS reported Friday, citing the press service of the court.
WNBA regular season to start without Brittney Griner, who's still in Russian custody Griner, who the US government has said is being wrongfully detained, will now be held at least until June 18, a court in Khimki outside Moscow ruled Friday, TASS reported, citing the court's press service.
Russian authorities said Griner had cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance -- an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison. She had been playing for a Russian team in the WNBA offseason.A Russian court announced in March it had extended Griner's detention until mid-May. A trial date had not been set, a source close to the situation told CNN at the time.
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