Brittney Griner's detainment, conviction and release

FILE PHOTO: U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, sits inside a defendants' cage before the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was released on Thursday in a prisoner swap with Russia after the two-time Olympic champion and player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)spent more than nine months detained on a drug possession offense. Here are some of the key moments in her ordeal:

Feb. 17: Griner is taken into custody by Russian authorities after arriving at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport from New York. Russian Customs Service says she was detained after a scan of her luggage revealed vaping cartridges containing "liquid with hashish oil," an offense that could carry a 10-year jail term.