WNBA’s Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years
By JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and…
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Russian judge finds WNBA’s Griner illegally carried drugs
By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia is preparing to give her verdict in American basketball star Brittney Griner's…
Russian court jails US basketball star Brittney Griner for 9 years over drug…
Judge Anna Sotnikova sentenced Griner, 31, to 9 years in prison and said she would also have to pay a fine of one million rubles ($16,590). (Reuters photo)KHIMKI, RUSSIA: A Russian court on…
Russian expert at Griner’s trial discusses medical cannabis
By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on…
Griner’s Russian trial considers medicinal use of cannabis
By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on…
New Customs chief to crack down on smuggling – BusinessWorld Online
Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz speaks at the turnover ceremony at the BoC main headquarters in Manila, July 25. — COURTESY OF BUREAU OF CUSTOMS…
Gold smuggling case: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan rejects UDF demand for CBI probe
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan dismissed opposition United Democratic Front's demand for a high court-monitored CBI probe into the gold smuggling case.
The CM, while responding to a…
Nato and EU sound alarm over risk of Ukraine weapons smuggling
Nato and EU states are pushing for better tracking of weapons supplied to Ukraine in response to fears that criminal groups are smuggling them out of the country and on to Europe’s…
Celebrity designer accused of smuggling crocodile handbags
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities and characters in the “Sex and the City” TV series, was arrested in her hometown of…
WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia
By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second…