Site icon Side Action

Report: Brittney Griner Could Spend Five Years In Russian Labor Camp

BSabitt
Brittney Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, posted a concerning message to Instagram amid the star center's detaining in Russia on drug charges

UNCASVILLE, CT - AUGUST 23: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) shoots over Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones (35) during the second round of the WNBA playoff game between Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun on August 23, 2018, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Phoenix won 96-86. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire)

The Brittney Griner saga continues to get more and more eerie as time goes on.

Earlier in the year, Griner was arrested after allegedly being caught in a Russian airport with cannabis oil while going to play for her usual professional team overseas.

For now, Brittney Griner remains detained while we await any more information on her scary arrest. But according to one law expert, the WNBA star could be detained for up to five years. But rather than being in a normal prison, the larger likelihood is that Russian officials would sentence her to “labor camp”.

“You’re talking about five years, not jail time, but a labor camp. One thing I find a little worrisome is this extension of her preliminary holding from two months to three months, because you have to go to a higher authority to get it lengthened,” Peter Maggs of the University of Illinois College of Law said on Fox News.

Maggs would go on to detail how serious Russia takes drug offenses.

“It is illegal to bring all sorts of drugs into the country [Russia], including cannabis oil,” Maggs said.

However, given that we still don’t know exactly what went down in the Brittney Griner case, Maggs warned about jumping to conclusions — given that the Russian government isn’t above planting some sort of drug on a known US athlete or figure.

“We don’t know what really happened,” he added.

For now, all we can do is hope for a safe return to the United States for Brittney Griner.

Welcome to the game outside the game! Follow us on our Sideaction Twitter handle, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest on sports and pop culture news across the web!

🔥 Hot from Side Action 🔥