Current Events > WNBA Star Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges

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Lebronwon 03/05/22 10:43:05 AM #1:	https://nypost.com/2022/03/05/all-star-brittney-griner-arrested-in-russia-on-drug-charges/ WNBA All-Star and Olympic champion Brittney Griner faces 5 to 10 years in Russian prison after she was arrested on drug smuggling charges when she was found with vape cartridges in her carry-on luggage at a Moscow airport, according to Russian news sources. Russias Interfax news agency said a female US basketball player was arrested in February, at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow after arriving on a flight from New York. A drug sniffing dog indicated narcotics in luggage, and when the bag was X-rayed, so-called vapes' were discovered with a specific order, according to Interfax, which cited the Russian Federal Customs Service. The expert found that the liquid is a narcotic drug cannabis oil (hashish oil), Interax said. The independent Russian news website identified the player as Griner. Interfax said she was detained as a preventive measure. There was no indication she was released. Griner hasnt posted on her Instagram account since Feb. 5. Griner, 31, a member of the 2014 WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury and the 2016 Olympics gold medal team, has played during the WNBA off-season for the Russian team Ekaterinburg in the Euroleague since 2015. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:963187045] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>https://nypost.com/2022/03/05/all-star-brittney-griner-arrested-in-russia-on-drug-charges/ WNBA All-Star and Olympic champion Brittney Griner faces 5 to 10 years in Russian prison after she was arrested on drug smuggling charges when she was found with vape cartridges in her carry-on luggage at a Moscow airport, according to Russian news sources. Russias Interfax news agency said a female US basketball player was arrested in February, at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow after arriving on a flight from New York. A drug sniffing dog indicated narcotics in luggage, and when the bag was X-rayed, so-called vapes' were discovered with a specific order, according to Interfax, which cited the Russian Federal Customs Service. The expert found that the liquid is a narcotic drug cannabis oil (hashish oil), Interax said. The independent Russian news website identified the player as Griner. Interfax said she was detained as a preventive measure. There was no indication she was released. Griner hasnt posted on her Instagram account since Feb. 5. Griner, 31, a member of the 2014 WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury and the 2016 Olympics gold medal team, has played during the WNBA off-season for the Russian team Ekaterinburg in the Euroleague since 2015. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cornmuffins 03/05/22 10:44:08 AM #2:	Fuck off. At least duckbear puts his spin on clickbait --- Getting C's and D's, saying thanks and please. You broke the golden rule, you're staying after school. <cite>Cornmuffins posted [p:963187059] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Fuck off. At least duckbear puts his spin on clickbait</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Compsognathus 03/05/22 10:44:36 AM #3:	Any Americans in Russia need to leave immediately. They are gonna start all sorts of retaliatory shit. --- Gheb is my other account <cite>Compsognathus posted [p:963187066] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Any Americans in Russia need to leave immediately. They are gonna start all sorts of retaliatory shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 03/05/22 10:45:46 AM #4:	I guess this is how they strike back against the west. Arrest any westerner on any charge they can, true or false. --- Let's make biscuits! <cite>Funkydog posted [p:963187083] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>I guess this is how they strike back against the west. Arrest any westerner on any charge they can, true or false. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lebronwon 03/05/22 10:46:08 AM #5:	Cornmuffins posted... Fuck off. At least duckbear puts his spin on clickbait How is OP clickbait? Do you just not like the source and prefer something like below? https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1500128330477182978 --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:963187090] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Cornmuffins posted... </cite> <quote>Fuck off. At least duckbear puts his spin on clickbait</quote> How is OP clickbait? Do you just not like the source and prefer something like below? https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1500128330477182978 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 03/05/22 10:46:17 AM #6:	This was definitely the right week to pick to quit using amphetamines if you are in Russia. --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:963187093] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>This was definitely the right week to pick to quit using amphetamines if you are in Russia. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 03/05/22 10:46:32 AM #7:	Cornmuffins posted... Fuck off. At least duckbear puts his spin on clickbait How is this clickbait? --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:963187099] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Cornmuffins posted... </cite> <quote>Fuck off. At least duckbear puts his spin on clickbait</quote>How is this clickbait? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solar_Crimson 03/05/22 10:52:21 AM #9:	5 to 10 years for a vape? Definitely suspicious... --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:963187203] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>5 to 10 years for a vape? Definitely suspicious... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thompson 03/05/22 10:56:00 AM #10:	Arrested in early February... Well, Russia will hold her for ransom now. --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. <cite>Thompson posted [p:963187265] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Arrested in early February... Well, Russia will hold her for ransom now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Conception616 03/05/22 10:57:02 AM #11:	DeadBankerDream posted... This was definitely the right week to pick to quit using amphetamines if you are in Russia. Which isnt what cannabis is, and I think you know that. --- Ain't no mystery god, peace to the true and living. I Self Lord And Master. <cite>Conception616 posted [p:963187279] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>DeadBankerDream posted... </cite> <quote>This was definitely the right week to pick to quit using amphetamines if you are in Russia.</quote> Which isnt what cannabis is, and I think you know that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzNDarkSamurai 03/05/22 10:57:29 AM #12:	Solar_Crimson posted... 5 to 10 years for a vape? Definitely suspicious... this WTF? --- Pinoy Pride, 1988 - the day I die! <cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted [p:963187293] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Solar_Crimson posted... </cite> <quote>5 to 10 years for a vape? Definitely suspicious...</quote> this WTF? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BilalPowell 03/05/22 10:58:49 AM #13:	Between the Liberty plane and this the WNBA is getting more publicity this week than the past 20 years. --- Former #1 Birmingham Iron Fan. RIP AAF <cite>BilalPowell posted [p:963187314] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Between the Liberty plane and this the WNBA is getting more publicity this week than the past 20 years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 03/05/22 11:00:00 AM #14:	Conception616 posted... Which isnt what cannabis is, and I think you know that. But that's what the quote says. --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:963187339] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Conception616 posted... </cite> <quote>Which isnt what cannabis is, and I think you know that.</quote>But that's what the quote says. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
daynlokki 03/05/22 11:11:51 AM #15:	DeadBankerDream posted... But that's what the quote says. Please show us where it says amphetamines. <cite>daynlokki posted [p:963187548] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>DeadBankerDream posted... </cite> <quote>But that's what the quote says.</quote>Please show us where it says amphetamines. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 03/05/22 11:27:56 AM #16:	daynlokki posted... Please show us where it says amphetamines. He's quoting "Airplane!" --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:963187845] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>daynlokki posted... </cite> <quote>Please show us where it says amphetamines.</quote>He's quoting "Airplane!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
daynlokki 03/05/22 11:29:18 AM #17:	DrizztLink posted... He's quoting "Airplane!" Wrong fucking time to be doing shit like that. <cite>daynlokki posted [p:963187873] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite> <quote>He's quoting "Airplane!"</quote>Wrong fucking time to be doing shit like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 03/05/22 11:35:49 AM #18:	daynlokki posted... Wrong fucking time to be doing shit like that. Probably, but I'm here to try to shut down the twenty post argument, not make moral judgments. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:963188001] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>daynlokki posted... </cite> <quote>Wrong fucking time to be doing shit like that.</quote>Probably, but I'm here to try to shut down the twenty post argument, not make moral judgments. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sull56ivan2010 03/05/22 11:36:41 AM #19:	Solar_Crimson posted... 5 to 10 years for a vape? Definitely suspicious... Not really suspicious unless this was a new rule within the last week or two. You'd be surprised at how heavy sentences are in some countries. Europe, Middle East, Asia, doesn't matter. What might be a light sentence or none in the US, different in other places. --- Professional athletes lack intelligence to understand real world issues. <cite>sull56ivan2010 posted [p:963188018] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Solar_Crimson posted... </cite> <quote>5 to 10 years for a vape? Definitely suspicious...</quote>Not really suspicious unless this was a new rule within the last week or two. You'd be surprised at how heavy sentences are in some countries. Europe, Middle East, Asia, doesn't matter. What might be a light sentence or none in the US, different in other places. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lebronwon 03/05/22 12:19:51 PM #20:	Funkydog posted... I guess this is how they strike back against the west. Arrest any westerner on any charge they can, true or false. She has been locked up since before Russia invaded and the sanctions took place. A lot of WNBA/Sport athletes are wondering why it took so long to find this out. https://twitter.com/damienwoody/status/1500148206608465923 --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:963188921] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite> <quote>I guess this is how they strike back against the west. Arrest any westerner on any charge they can, true or false.</quote> She has been locked up since before Russia invaded and the sanctions took place. A lot of WNBA/Sport athletes are wondering why it took so long to find this out. https://twitter.com/damienwoody/status/1500148206608465923 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 03/05/22 12:22:17 PM #21:	Ah, I see. Still not good for her to be there with the current political climate though. --- Let's make biscuits! <cite>Funkydog posted [p:963188970] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Ah, I see. Still not good for her to be there with the current political climate though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Machete 03/05/22 12:23:42 PM #22:	DeadBankerDream posted... amphetamines ? --- I do not receive notifications, so using the @ feature will not do anything. I might see your post and respond though if I have already been in the topic. <cite>Machete posted [p:963189006] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>DeadBankerDream posted... </cite> <quote>amphetamines</quote> ? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChopinList 03/05/22 2:23:26 PM #24:	That is kinda sad the face of the WNBA disappear for weeks and no one notice. Imagine if this happened to any NBA, MLB, NFL star like Patrick Mahomes or Stephen Curry disappeared. We'd know about it sooner than what happened to that woman. --- I for one welcome our new computer overlords <cite>ChopinList posted [p:963191644] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>That is kinda sad the face of the WNBA disappear for weeks and no one notice. Imagine if this happened to any NBA, MLB, NFL star like Patrick Mahomes or Stephen Curry disappeared. We'd know about it sooner than what happened to that woman. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gamer167 03/05/22 6:06:54 PM #25:	Damn, isnt she responsible for like over half of all 30 dunks in WNBA history? <cite>gamer167 posted [p:963196641] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Damn, isnt she responsible for like over half of all 30 dunks in WNBA history?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 03/05/22 6:09:57 PM #26:	I wouldn't put a lot of faith in cops. Especially Russian ones. My heart breaks for her regardless. --- I'm Queen of Tomorrow baby! She/her <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:963196724] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>I wouldn't put a lot of faith in cops. Especially Russian ones. My heart breaks for her regardless. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wedge Antilles 03/05/22 6:16:34 PM #27:	Should have claimed to be part of the Russian olympic team. Then drugs are okay. --- I used the knife. I saved a child. I won a war. God forgive me. <cite>Wedge Antilles posted [p:963196889] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Should have claimed to be part of the Russian olympic team. Then drugs are okay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 03/05/22 6:17:24 PM #28:	Still think vaping is cool? --- https://i.imgur.com/EX6Md7k.gif https://i.imgur.com/ygAzHKB.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/c84omp7.gif https://i.imgur.com/Hj9RrC6.mp4 <cite>Flauros posted [p:963196910] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Still think vaping is cool? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 03/07/22 4:36:31 PM #29:	You already have to be pretty stupid to fly with those things, but to fly internationally? That's a special kind of stupid --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8kjZU.jpg <cite>eston posted [p:963248197] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>You already have to be pretty stupid to fly with those things, but to fly internationally? That's a special kind of stupid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
garan 03/07/22 4:47:18 PM #30:	eston posted... You already have to be pretty stupid to fly with those things, but to fly internationally? That's a special kind of stupid She's also a violent abuser, so I have no sympathy for her. <cite>garan posted [p:963248441] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>eston posted...</cite> <quote>You already have to be pretty stupid to fly with those things, but to fly internationally? That's a special kind of stupid</quote> She's also a violent abuser, so I have no sympathy for her.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlingBling22947 03/07/22 5:10:58 PM #31:	smh --- When was the last time you heard your boy Nas rhyme? Never on schedule but always on time <cite>BlingBling22947 posted [p:963248996] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>smh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forever_Black 03/08/22 4:25:27 PM #32:	Dumb af. Dont really feel too bad for her. --- Ooouuu <cite>Forever_Black posted [p:963277277] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Dumb af. Dont really feel too bad for her. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DipDipDiver 03/09/22 11:39:56 AM #33:	I love weed but not enough to fly to fucking Russia with it. What a maroon <cite>DipDipDiver posted [p:963298154] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>I love weed but not enough to fly to fucking Russia with it. What a maroon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WaterLink 03/09/22 11:44:08 AM #34:	Solar_Crimson posted... 5 to 10 years for a vape? Definitely suspicious... I mean it's Russia, not America. Japan has just as strict if not stricter weed laws for instance. Not saying that I agree with it but when you're going to a foreign country you gotta be aware of that shit man. Hopefully we can get her back home --- https://i.imgur.com/Y5Tq1gV.gif https://i.imgur.com/sgLkVQU.gif Joe Burrow, the legend <cite>WaterLink posted [p:963298272] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>Solar_Crimson posted... </cite> <quote>5 to 10 years for a vape? Definitely suspicious...</quote> I mean it's Russia, not America. Japan has just as strict if not stricter weed laws for instance. Not saying that I agree with it but when you're going to a foreign country you gotta be aware of that shit man. Hopefully we can get her back home </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DipDipDiver 03/09/22 11:49:57 AM #35:	The harshness of the sentence may be due to the fact that she was arrested at the airport attempting to either smuggle them in or out of the country. It's not just possession <cite>DipDipDiver posted [p:963298448] in WNBA Star ... [t:79928838]...</cite> <quote>The harshness of the sentence may be due to the fact that she was arrested at the airport attempting to either smuggle them in or out of the country. It's not just possession </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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