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WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been in Russian custody for more than four months, pleaded guilty on Thursday to drug charges that carry a potential 10-year prison sentence, according to a Reuters reporter in the courtroom.
Griner was detained in February at the Moscow airport for allegedly carrying cannabis oil vape cartridges in her suitcase.
Speaking through an interpreter in court, Griner said, “I’d like to plead guilty, your honour. But there was no intent. I didn’t want to break the law.” She also asked to give testimony at a later date because she “need[s] time to prepare.”