Russian courtroom orders Brittney Griner held in jail for one more 18 days.

A Russian courtroom on Tuesday prolonged the pretrial detention of the W.N.B.A. basketball star Brittney Griner on drug smuggling costs till July 2, pushing her jail stint previous the 4 month mark, in line with the official state news company TASS.

The Khimki Court of the Moscow area granted the 18-day extension on the request of investigators, the company quoted the courtroom’s press service as saying. It is typical of Russian courts to increase detention repeatedly till trial. Ms. Griner’s lawyer, Aleksandr Boikov, couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.

The American basketball star was arrested 4 months in the past after Russian officers stated they discovered vape cartridges bearing traces of hash oil in her baggage whereas she was passing by way of Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow’s major worldwide airport. The cost carries a jail sentence of as much as 10 years.