A U.S. citizen of Russian descent, Robert Woodland, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison in Moscow for drug-trafficking related charges. Woodland, who was born in Russia in 1991 and later adopted by American parents, returned to Russia at the age of 26 to reconnect with his birth mother.
According to court officials, Woodland also holds Russian citizenship. He had been detained since January on attempted illegal drug trafficking charges, which Russian government media alleges are linked to an organized group.
