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American basketball star Brittney Griner detained in Russia on drug charges, faces up to 10 years in prison
Fox News ^ | March 5, 2022 | Paulina Dedaj

Posted on 03/05/2022 11:03:10 AM PST by McGruff

WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia and could face up to 10 years in prison after customs officers found "vapes" containing hashish oil in her luggage back in February, reports say.

The Russian Federal Customs Service released a statement Saturday confirming that an American "two-time Olympic basketball champion" had been taken into custody in February after a narcotics' dog at Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow alerted the athlete’s luggage.

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To: SkyDancer

Evidently I’ve been hanging around FR too long.
A simple post of “Thailand?!” is part of FR lore.


81 posted on 03/05/2022 2:49:57 PM PST by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: Rummyfan

Forgive? Our government doesn’t forgive, they aid and abet lawlessness while forcing the lawful to pay for it all.


82 posted on 03/05/2022 3:25:52 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: qwerty1234

Damn... Mannish looking gal. Should have known better. I have zero sympathy for her.


83 posted on 03/05/2022 3:29:35 PM PST by Capt_Hank (btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)
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To: McGruff

Play stupid games….


84 posted on 03/05/2022 3:31:18 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: McGruff

Don’t care needle is pegged on this one.


85 posted on 03/05/2022 3:43:20 PM PST by Fireone (When they pry them from my cold, dead, unvaccinated hands.)
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To: McGruff

Well she acted tough, lets find out


86 posted on 03/05/2022 3:51:34 PM PST by keving (We the government )
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To: HighSierra5

After all she is a national treasure right....NOT!


87 posted on 03/05/2022 3:55:10 PM PST by cherry (;)
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To: libertylover
I guess her “Do you know who I am?” card didn’t work in Putin’s Russia.

LOL, their response would be, "Of course we know who you are, why do you think we arrested you?"

88 posted on 03/05/2022 3:56:04 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: fightin kentuckian

And she is a lesbian in Putinistan. It looks bleak


89 posted on 03/05/2022 4:31:00 PM PST by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: Avalon Memories

I’m aware of that. However there have also been rumors since her playing days at Baylor that she was really a guy.

She was on the US Olympic Team (finalist, I think) and abruptly withdrew with little explanation.

The next time out they had lowered the standard for what constituted a woman and did participate.


90 posted on 03/05/2022 4:39:45 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: Reno89519

I agree, to me there is no difference in a pothead, junkie or crackhead.


91 posted on 03/05/2022 5:17:20 PM PST by Glad2bnuts ((“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer,)
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I guess the wife will be ordering out for dinner for the next ten years.


92 posted on 03/05/2022 6:27:43 PM PST by DAC21
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To: McGruff

She’ll be valuable to Russia for a U.S. brokered prisoner exchange.


93 posted on 03/05/2022 7:13:46 PM PST by TChad ("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
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To: qwerty1234

That ain’t a chick, it’s an outside linebacker.....


94 posted on 03/05/2022 8:08:00 PM PST by Viking2002 (Whatever.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Speaking of which .. the ultimate episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4gqXp39WKo


95 posted on 03/05/2022 9:09:17 PM PST by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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