Published 7 March 2022
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
“At this time our main concern is her safety, physical and mental health, and her safe return home,” Phoenix Mercury say in statement following reports of Griner’s arrest
Brittney Griner, a star WNBA player who was playing for a Russian women’s basketball team, was arrested at a Moscow-area airport after vape cartridges were found in her luggage.
The Customs Service confirmed to the New York Times that a two-time gold medal-winning athlete matching Griner’s description had been arrested at the Sheremetyevo airport, and later released video footage of the athlete — which a Russian news agency reported was Griner, and added that the arrest took place in February — having their luggage searched at security, where they found the cannabis oil-filled cartridges in a carry-on bag.
Griner was taken into custody pending further investigation. In Russia, the transportation of drugs could carry a sentence of 10 years in prison.
The Phoenix Mercury, Griner’s WNBA team, said in a statement Saturday, “We remain in constant contact with her family, her representation, the WNBA & NBA. We love and support Brittney and at this time our main concern is her safety, physical and mental health, and her safe return home.”
