NJ woman sentenced to more than seven years in Russian prison for weed
A Fair Lawn New Jersey woman was sentenced to more than seven years in a Russian prison after she was found with less than 10 grams of marijuana in her luggage at a Moscow airport, reports say.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Naama Issachar, 26, was sentenced to 7½ years in prison for possessing 9.5 grams of marijuana
- In Russia, possessing more than 6 grams is a criminal offense
- Issachar’s sister believes that she is being used as a bargaining chip by Russia
