Brittney Griner’s Russian detention has been extended to May 19, according to Russian news agency TASS. The Mercury center has been in Russian detention since February when the Russian Federal Customs Service said it found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage at Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow.
“The court granted the petition of the investigation and extended the term of U.S. citizen Griner’s detention until May 19,” TASS quoted the court as saying.
Hashish oil is a more concentrated form of marijuana, and is commonly consumed in vape form. The “large-scale transportation of drugs,” according The New York Times, carries a hefty punishment if charges are handed down in Russia.
