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Brittny Grainer in Court in 1 million rubles. About it reports the publication o...

The court in Russia condemned the American basketball player Grainer to 9 years of colony

Brittny Grainer in Court in 1 million rubles. About it reports the publication of Mediazon. Grainer was found guilty of drug smuggling. The basketball player was detained in February 2022 at Sheremetyevo Airport, in her bag found a grush oil for a waist in cartridges weighing 0. 702 grams. Grainer's lawyers said she had used medical marijuana only on the recommendation of doctors in Arizona, where it was allowed by law, because of severe pain from sports injuries, CNN writes.

The basketball player said she put cartridges with oil accidentally because she was in a hurry. She partially acknowledged the guilt and said that she made mistakes, but was not going to violate no laws in Russia. Grainer opposed the team of Phoenix Mercury and the Russian UGMK club. It is included in the official list of the 25 best players of the women's national basketball association (WNBA).

According to CNN, the United States has recently been offered to exchanging Grainer and the former Marpich Paul Wilan for Russian merchant Victor But, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 to sell a large batch of weapons to the left Columbia group of FARC. Later, the TV channel, citing sources, reported that the Kremlin regime was submitted by the FSB unofficial channel for the release of the FSB probable officer Vadim Krasikov in addition to Victor But.