Brittney Griner Released From Prison After U.S. And Russia Agree To Swap

Photo by EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images By Melissa Noel· Updated December 8, 2022

The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official.

The basketball star was arrested earlier this year at a Moscow-area airport while in possession of vaping cartridges containing hashish oil, an illegal substance in Russia. 

Griner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a nine-year

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