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Brittney Griner Freed by Moscow in Exchange for Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout

HeadlineDec 08, 2022

CBS is reporting WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released by Russia in a one-for-one prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death.” Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for bringing a small amount of cannabis oil into Russia.

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