Brittney Griner Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Bringing Drugs Into Russia

U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday was convicted of bringing marijuana with criminal intent into Russia in mid-February and sentenced to nine years in prison, an outcome that is expected to clear the way for negotiations over her release between two countries with frosty relations.

Ms. Griner’s sentence was close to the maximum 10-year penalty for the charges of drug possession and smuggling that she faced, and was announced by Judge Anna Sotnikova in a courtroom outside Moscow, after Russian prosecutors had sought 9½ years. The sentence also includes a fine of 1 million rubles

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