Authorities in Russia have detained a U.S. citizen at a Moscow airport on drug smuggling charges, Mash, a Telegram channel which has sources in Russia's security services reported on Friday.

Russian customs service detained a 28-year-old US citizen at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow for possession of cannabis-laced marmalade, according to Russian state media agency TASS.

Karelina relocated to the US about 10 years ago and became a citizen in 2021, her social media indicated. “She told me she’s got a 6 a.m. wake-up call, [got] to go to bed by 10 p.m. at night.

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