Russian trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner opens
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The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner arrived at the Khimki city court of the Moscow region where her trial is expected to start after officials claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage in February, a week before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Griner, 31, a Phoenix Mercury player who plays in Russia during the WNBA's offseason, was arrested February 17 at a Moscow airport.
Russian authorities accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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