WNBA star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drugs charges in a Russian court and could face prison time if convicted.
Reuters reports that the player, a basketball player, made her plea at her second hearing on July 7.
According to the news wire, which had a journalist present, Brittney said, “I’d like to plead guilty, your honor. There was not an intention. It was not my intention to do so.
According to reports, she added: “I would like to testify later.” “I need to take time to prepare.”
Russian player, she was playing for a Russian team in the WNBA off-season. Sheremetyevo airport arrested her for allegedly owning vape cartridges containing cannabis. The charges against her include smuggling narcotic and psychotropic drugs, their precursors or analogs, as well as illegal acquisition, storage transportation manufacture processing of narcotic drug, psychotropic substances or the analogues.