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Dear Brittney wish you were here.

By Colin W. Sargent

Being an Olympic gold medalist and an international hoop star gives you a free pass just about anywhere. That’s what some of us no doubt jealously thought.  

But Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow isn’t exactly just about anywhere.  

“Russian customs officials said a U.S. basketball player had vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. A Russian news agency identified the player as [Brittney] Griner,” the New York Times reported. 

Read the full story in the digital magazine above.

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