The Phoenix Mercury star was also ordered to remain in custody for the duration of her trial and could face 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Brittney who? Never heard of him.
Don’t cross international borders with anything that is illegal in that country… it’s common sense people!
Lock it up.
She was importing cannabis oil for months. That’s how they caught her.
Lesson: don’t smuggle vaping products. Vape is illegal is russia.
Drug trafficking
In this oppressive country, your cartridge gets you a slap on the wrist.
Gee, this “MajorAmerican Criminal” did what? ?
Simple lesson here, Don’t bring drugs into or out of a foreign country!!!
Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time.
please russia, keep here there.
Sucks to be him.
Take some responsibility for your actions instead of blaming it on somebody else and you can’t say it’s racial can’t throw that card because this isn’t the USA and over there black lives don’t matter
She broke the law of a foreign country. Your embassy suggests you not do that. This is a perfect example of why.
Well you don’t bring drugs in or out of another country! Especially when you’re known for bashing the country you live in!?!? Nobody’s coming for ya girl!
Nice perp walk Chewbacca . 🤣
If trump was president she wouldn’t even be where she is or she’d be home by now….
10 years for cannabis oil. what a joke lol
Laws of that Country kid .not everything is LGBT around the world many countries have different laws which the visiting backward American foreigner needs to abide by .