Author Topic: WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges (Read 5357 times)

mountaineer · « **on:** March 05, 2022, 05:00:22 pm »

We just don't talk about the WNBA enough, do we?

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges
By Eileen AJ Connelly
March 5, 2022 8:28am

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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.

Russia’s 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. ...

NY Post

Probably shouldn't laugh. She's had all kinds of mental health issues and definitely needs help.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2022, 05:32:15 pm »

US asks all Americans to leave Russia immediately

The State Department Saturday issued new guidance to Americans in Russia, urging them to leave "immediately."

The new guidance is a step-up from Wednesday's guidance that Americans in the country should "consider" leaving.

The U.S. embassy in Moscow also announced Ambassador Sullivan will host a virtual town hall for Americans in Russia this Wednesday.
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jmyrlefuller · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2022, 05:40:25 pm »

Isn't she the one whose same-sex partner somehow got pregnant? The one who has persistent rumors of being a biological male?

Wingnut · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2022, 05:44:29 pm »

I think I'll make me a black Russian Tonight

mystery-ak · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2022, 08:04:25 pm »

U.S. State Department comments on the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner in Russia

The U.S. State Department has commented on the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was reportedly arrested in Russia and could face up to 10 years in prison after customs officers at an airport found "vapes" which contained hashish oil in a luggage bag in February.

"We are aware of reports of a U.S. citizen arrested in Moscow. Whenever a U.S. citizen is arrested overseas, we stand ready to provide all appropriate consular services," a State Department spokesperson said.

Fox News Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report
Posted by Adam Sabes

mystery-ak · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2022, 08:20:39 pm »

Nick Adams
@NickAdamsinUSA
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Brittney Griner said she couldn't stand the American National Anthem, and now she's going to find out what life is like without The Star-Spangled Banner.

mountaineer · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2022, 09:34:53 pm »

Quote from: jmyrlefuller on March 05, 2022, 05:40:25 pm

Isn't she the one whose same-sex partner somehow got pregnant? The one who has persistent rumors of being a biological male?

Right you are:

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Brittney Griner Files For Annulment Days After Wife Announces Pregnancy
by Chelsea Regan
June 6, 2015, 7:56 pm

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner has filed annulment papers from wife Glory Johnson, who announced her pregnancy the day prior. ... More

Before Griner and Johnson got married, both were arrested for assaulting one another. Brittney has since married another woman.

Hoodat · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2022, 09:41:14 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on March 05, 2022, 08:20:39 pm

Nick Adams
@NickAdamsinUSA
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Brittney Griner said she couldn't stand the American National Anthem, and now she's going to find out what life is like without The Star-Spangled Banner.

In the eyes of the Biden coup, that makes her worth saving. No telling how big of a ransom the US will end up paying to get her back. It surpass the one for Bowe Bergdahl.

mountaineer · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2022, 09:43:00 pm »

Quote from: Hoodat on March 05, 2022, 09:41:14 pm

No telling how big of a ransom the US will end up paying to get her back.

Maybe we could give them a Kamala for a Brittney.

Kamaji · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2022, 10:01:38 pm »

They can keep her.

GtHawk · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2022, 11:26:36 pm »

Quote from: Hoodat on March 05, 2022, 09:41:14 pm

In the eyes of the Biden coup, that makes her worth saving. No telling how big of a ransom the US will end up paying to get her back. It surpass the one for Bowe Bergdahl.

Maybe if they got every WNBA fan to pony up a buck they could probably get about $200 to ransom her back. But I would bet if they just wait long enough Russia might pay the US to take her back.

Wingnut · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2022, 12:22:26 am »

and now she's going to find out what life is like without The Star-Spangled Banner.

Poor baby.

WNBA All-Star and two-time 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.

Her team, the Phoenix Mercury, confirmed a “situation in Russia” without mentioning specifics. “We are aware of and are closely monitoring the situation with Brittney Griner in Russia,” the team said in a statement.

“We remain in constant contact with her family, her representation, the WNBA and 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.”
https://nypost.com/2022/03/05/all-star-brittney-griner-arrested-in-russia-on-drug-charges/

mystery-ak · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2022, 12:50:54 am »

Maybe she will like Russia's national anthem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAz7Bdqi2iQ&ab_channel=IanBerwick

libertybele · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2022, 12:52:37 am »

Quote from: mystery-ak on March 06, 2022, 12:50:54 am

Maybe she will like Russia's national anthem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAz7Bdqi2iQ&ab_channel=IanBerwick

mystery-ak · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2022, 01:28:33 am »

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said she will be 'demanding' for the release of Griner

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said on Saturday afternoon during a press conference that she will be "demanding" for the release of WNBA player.

"I will be demanding her release. I just spoke to the State Department to try to get them to focus on her circumstances," Lee said. "Putin has disregarded sovereign nations his entire service in this world. And anyone that is killing and attacking and destroying Ukraine, their neighboring country that is not involved in them has no right to hold Ms. Griner. Period."

Lee said that any legal disputes should be dealt with diplomatically, and said that Griner should be released.

Griner is from Houston, which Lee represents.
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Putin

mountaineer · « **Reply #15 on:** March 06, 2022, 02:58:06 am »

Lee offers such a cogent and persuasive argument. Griner ought to tell Sheila that the best way to help her is to butt out and shut up.

dfwgator · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2022, 04:05:50 am »

Quote from: Wingnut on March 05, 2022, 05:44:29 pm

I think I'll make me a black Russian Tonight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28C0A4CEUsc

dfwgator · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2022, 04:07:25 am »

Quote from: mystery-ak on March 05, 2022, 08:20:39 pm

Nick Adams
@NickAdamsinUSA
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Brittney Griner said she couldn't stand the American National Anthem, and now she's going to find out what life is like without The Star-Spangled Banner.

Let her rot.

Kamaji · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2022, 02:46:14 pm »

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee demands Russia release Brittney Griner: ‘No right’

By Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News
March 6, 2022

Texas Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is demanding the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner who was detained by authorities in Russia for allegedly possessing a vape with cannabis oil.

“We know that there were some issues dealing with vape cartridges and other items but let me be very clear,” Lee, who represents Griner’s hometown of Houston, Texas, in Congress, said on Saturday. “Brittney Griner is a United States citizen, she was a guest in Russia…and I will be demanding her release.”

Lee added that she has spoken with the State Department to “try and get them to focus on her circumstances.”

“I don’t want to disregard a sovereign nation but Putin has disregarded sovereign nations his entire service in this world,” Lee said. “Anyone that is killing and attacking and destroying Ukraine, a neighboring country that is not bothering them, has no right to hold Ms. Griner. Period.”

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Source: https://nypost.com/2022/03/06/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-demands-russia-release-wnba-player-brittney-griner/

Kamaji · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2022, 02:46:48 pm »

Why dontcha just hop on over there, Ms. Lee? I'm sure the Russians would be happy to have you there in person - and so would the rest of us.

SZonian · « **Reply #20 on:** March 06, 2022, 02:57:17 pm »

They had every right you stupid twit.

And to pressure the State Dept. to "focus on her" vs. the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine just shows the depths of your stupidity.

Or is it simply because "she" is black?

Kamaji · « **Reply #21 on:** March 06, 2022, 03:44:14 pm »

Quote from: SZonian on March 06, 2022, 02:57:17 pm

They had every right you stupid twit.

And to pressure the State Dept. to "focus on her" vs. the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine just shows the depths of your stupidity.

Or is it simply because "she" is black?

One guess!

mystery-ak · « **Reply #22 on:** March 06, 2022, 03:58:06 pm »

Fears Putin will use WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner, 31, as a 'high-profile hostage' after she was detained on arrival at Moscow airport three WEEKS ago with 'cannabis-filled vape pen': Faces 10 YEARS in jail

Brittney Griner, 31, who plays in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury was arrested last month in Russia and charged with drug smuggling
A drug-sniffing dog was drawn to her luggage at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow
Russian customs officials inspected the bag and found vape cartridges
She was charge with smuggling a 'significant amount' of drugs, a crime carrying a penalty of five to ten years
Griner remains in custody and the team said they are 'monitoring the situation'
The arrest comes as Russia is increasingly cut off from the rest of the world due to the country's invasion of Ukraine

By Janon Fisher For Dailymail.Com

Published: 12:51 EST, 5 March 2022 | Updated: 08:21 EST, 6 March 2022

American women's basketball great Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for at least three weeks after the two-time Olympic gold medal winner and seven time WNBA All-Star was arrested at a Moscow airport for allegedly having a vape pen filled with hash oil.

Griner, 31, was detained last month while flying in to play for her Russian basketball team during the WNBA offseason, but there has been no confirmed date of when she was arrested. Her last communication was on February 5 when she posted a photo to Instagram of her and her Phoenix Mercury teammates.

Now Russia might use Griner as leverage as she faces up to 10 years in prison on the drug smuggling charge.

'If we want her out of jail, Russia is going to have some terms,' Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia and Ukraine Evelyn Farkas told Yahoo Sports. 'It could be a prisoner swap. They also could use it as an implicit threat or blackmail to get us to do something or not do something. Either way, they find it useful.'

In a statement to DailyMail.com on Saturday, Griner's agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas did not dispute reports of her client's detention.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10581049/WNBA-Star-Brittney-Griner-arrested-Russia-drug-smuggling-charges-Moscow-airport.html

Kamaji · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2022, 04:01:23 pm »

They can keep her. And send them Sheila Jackson-Lee as well.

Hoodat · « **Reply #24 on:** March 06, 2022, 04:02:51 pm »

She never saw the movie Midnight Express?