Brittney Griner, a WNBA player,  given a 9-year prison term.

American women's basketball player Brittney Griner received a nine-year prison term after being found guilty of knowingly importing narcotics into Russia.

Griner was fined 1 million rubles, or around $16,400, by Khimki City Court Judge Anna Sotnikova.

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She stated the court considered Griner's partial acknowledgment of guilt, remorse for the act, state of health, and philanthropic endeavours.

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She had been given 9.5 years in prison at the request of the prosecution.

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Griner made an emotional appeal to the court before the decision, offering an apology and pleading for mercy.

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The 31-year-old was detained at a Moscow airport, and the verdict was rendered around six months later.

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Russian authorities charged her with attempting to conceal less than 1 gram of cannabis oil in her luggage.

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The two-time US Olympic gold medalist in basketball entered a plea to drug charges last month.

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According to Griner, she hurriedly packed the medicines by mistake.

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