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An American citizen who supposedly had cannabis gomites has been arrested at an airport in Moscow, Russian media reports.
The 28-year-old American was arrested at Vnukovo airport on February 7 after a K-9 with the Russian federal customs service detected something in their luggage, said the Tass news agency in Russia.
He had arrived in Russia through Istanbul.
The US Department of State told Fox News Digital that he knows the reports of a detained citizen and had no more comments.
An American citizen who was supposedly carried by cannabis gums has been arrested at a Moscow airport, Russian Media reported. (Taxpayer/Getty Images)
“A chemical analysis revealed the presence of narcotic substances of the Cannabinoid group,” the customs service reported, according to Tass, and added that the man said that his American doctor had prescribed the gommies.
He has been accused of smuggling of narcotic drugs in the country and could face five to 10 years in prison, Tass reported.
Marc Fogel, an American citizen who was arrested for drug positions in Russia four years ago, was released on Tuesday in exchange for the Russian prisoner Alexander Vinnik, who had been arrested by the United States government for charges of cryptocurrency fraud.
The American school teacher Marc Fogel reacts during an event held by President Donald Trump to welcome Fogel, who had stopped in Russia since 2021, at the White House on February 11, 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Vogel’s plane landed safely in the United States on Tuesday night.
Fogel, history professor From Pennsylvania, he fulfilled a prison sentence of 14 years after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport for being in drug possession, that his family and their supporters said that they were prescribed the medically prescribed marijuana.
In 2022, WNBA player Brittney smiles He was released from Russia after he spent eight months in detention for having vape cartridges containing cannabis -derived oils.
The WNBA player Brittney Griner was released from Russia in 2022 after he spent eight months in detention because they have vape cartridges containing cannabis oils. (Photo AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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She was also arrested at a Moscow airport when she returned to the country to play in a basketball league there.
