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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Brittney Griner’s wife on Saturday that the release of the WNBA star who has been in custody in Russia for nearly three months for possession of drugs is a top priority for the Biden administration.

The 31-year-old Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport for possession of cannabis-infused vaporizer cartridges that were found in her luggage.

Russian officials said her arrest is based on ‘objective facts and evidence’. ‘She was caught red-handed while trying to smuggle hash oil. In Russia, this is a crime,’ a statement, obtainedsmuggling charges in the country could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

The basketball star was in Russia to play for UMMC Yekaterinburg on a reported $1million contract.

The Biden administration says Griner is being wrongfully detained. U.S officials and the WNBA have worked toward her release, without visible progress. light of the recent events, Blinken told Cherelle Griner on Saturday that the United States is working day and night on the case, which has his full attention.

Lindsay Kawaga, the Mercury star’s agent said in a statement on Friday after the extension was announced that Griner’s team expects the government ‘to use all options available to immediately and safely bring Griner home,’ AP reported.