- Mercury met with US State Department officials on Monday in the wake of seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s continued incarceration in Russia, according to US officials.
- Griner was arrested on Feb. 17 at a Moscow airport after a search of her luggage turned up many cannabis oil vape cartridges.
- She could be sentenced to up to ten years in prison.
Mercury met with US State Department officials on Monday in the wake of seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s continued incarceration in Russia, according to US officials.
Griner was arrested on Feb. 17 at a Moscow airport after a search of her luggage turned up many cannabis oil vape cartridges. She could be sentenced to up to ten years in prison. The State Department ruled last month that the 31-year-old had been unfairly held.
The Phoenix Mercury met with the US State Department on Monday, according to US authorities, in the wake of seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s continued imprisonment in Russia.
Griner was arrested on Feb. 17 at a Moscow airport after a search of her luggage turned up many cannabis oil vape cartridges. She could be sentenced to up to ten years in prison. The State Department ruled last month that the 31-year-old had been unfairly held.
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“On June 13, representatives from the Department, including the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA) met with the Phoenix Mercury,” the State Department said in a statement provided to Reuters, declining further comment. The Phoenix Mercury did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Hearing directly from the people who are working to free BG was helpful!!” Griner’s Mercury teammate Brianna Turner wrote on Twitter. “The State Department stated their support for us as a team & asked for us to keep up our efforts in publicly supporting her.”
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