Russian court extends Brittney Griner's arrest to May 19: state media
Russian court has extended WNBA star Brittney Griner's arrest to May 19 following her detainment at an airport near Moscow last month.
"The court granted the request of the investigation and extended the period of detention of the US citizen Griner until May 19," the court said, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.
Griner was originally detained Feb. 17, according to Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas). The Russian Federal Customs Service took her into custody at the Sheremetyevo Airport after a canine unit detected vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage.
An investigation by the customs service was opened into allegations of large-scale transportation of drugs, a charge that carries with it a 10-year prison sentence.
The New York Times was the first to report Griner's detainment on March 5, weeks after she was originally taken into Russian custody.
According to TASS, Ekaterina Kalugina, a representative for Moscow's Public Monitoring Commission, visited Griner at her detention center. Kalugina stated that the U.S. Consul hasn't been able to visit the two-time Olympic champion despite promises from the Russian government to orchestrate contact.
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