WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price — and left behind an American jailed for nearly four years in Russia.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price — and left behind an American jailed for nearly four years in Russia.
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85 arrested in takedown of international drug smuggling ring; $12.8M in drugs, guns seized
Judd said the amount of fentanyl seized could have killed up to 96,000 people.
85 arrested in takedown of international drug smuggling ring; $12.8M in drugs seized
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85 arrested in takedown of international drug smuggling ring; $12.8M in drugs seized
Multiple agencies, including the FDLE and Tampa International Airport Police Department were involved in the takedown, which was the result of “largest single wiretap investigation in the history of Polk County,” the sheriff’s office said.
Lawyers appeal Griner’s Russian prison sentence
Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her 9-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession, Russian news agencies reported.
Lawyers appeal Griner’s Russian prison sentence
Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her 9-year Russian prison sentence for drugs possession, Russian news agencies reported.