In Moscow, US Basketball star Brittney Griner is on trial on the charge of "transportation of drugs".

The hearing began today - four months after she was first arrested while travelling to play basketball in Russia. Griner was detained at a Moscow-area airport after cannabis oil was allegedly found in her luggage in February. The drug charges Griner faces carry a sentence of up to 10 years.

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