Posted on Mar 5, 2022
Russia Says It Has American Basketball Player in Custody
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The Russian Federal Customs Service said Saturday that its officials had detained an American basketball player after finding vape cartridges that contained hashish oil in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow.
The Customs Service said in a statement that the player had won two Olympic gold medals with the United States, but it did not release the player’s name. The Russian news agency TASS, citing a law enforcement source, identified the player as Brittney Griner, a seven-time W.N.B.A. All-Star center for the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, 31, won gold medals with the U.S. women’s national basketball team in 2021 and 2016.
The Customs Service released a video of a traveler at the airport who appeared to be Griner, wearing a mask and black sweatshirt, going through security. The video showed an individual removing a package from the traveler’s bag.
The Customs Service said in a statement that the player had won two Olympic gold medals with the United States, but it did not release the player’s name. The Russian news agency TASS, citing a law enforcement source, identified the player as Brittney Griner, a seven-time W.N.B.A. All-Star center for the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, 31, won gold medals with the U.S. women’s national basketball team in 2021 and 2016.
The Customs Service released a video of a traveler at the airport who appeared to be Griner, wearing a mask and black sweatshirt, going through security. The video showed an individual removing a package from the traveler’s bag.
Russia Says It Has American Basketball Player in Custody
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel That's always been their motive in the past so ya.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MAJ Bob Miyagishima - I'm a Retired Spook the KGB/GRU has had My Picture since 1986. F^^k Russia, F^^k the Soviet Union.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I'm told that as SAC crewmember they most likely had ours too.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - Funniest Thing I've Ever Seen, A KGB Agent Taking My Picture as I Entered the US Embassy on the North Entrance and a MI5/MI6 Agent Taking the KGB Agents Picture. It was a F^^king Riot!
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Always know what's legal and illegal when traveling overseas. Last thing one needs is a questionable detainment in a country that might be unfriendly to Americans.
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