Brittney Griner: US basketball star jailed for nine years on drug charges

Russian court has sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges.
As Griner, 31, was being led out of the courtroom in handcuffs, she was heard saying: "I love my family."
The double Olympic winner has admitted possessing cannabis oil - but told court she made "honest mistake".
The court in Khimki, near Moscow, convicted her of smuggling and possessing narcotics. The prosecution had sought a nine-and-a-half jail term.
Reading the verdict on Thursday, the presiding judge said she took into account the fact that the American had already spent a considerable time in detention.