an industrial solvent, gbl is sold as an illegal party drug and sometimes as a muscle builder. it's banned in russia and many other countries as a narcotic. >> of course when they first told us this we were -- i mean, we just -- we couldn't believe it. >> reporter: russian police charged grandstaff with large-scale drug smuggling. the offense carries a possible 10 to 20-year prison sentence. >> i didn't know what was at risk. when they first came to my home i was also assured no one would take this seriously. it's so contrary to what we hear, you have rights. you don't have rights here. >> reporter: grandstaff was taken to jail that night. it was the start of almost two years inside. his wife anna left reeling and at the mercy of the russian justice system. their life in russia now their personal hell. >> we met in south carolina in myrtle beach in 2007. >> reporter: they moved to russia in 2011 to be closer to anna's parents. gaylen like his wife worked as an english teacher. a former firefighter, for years he enjoyed his life in moscow. now, though, he was a foreigner in a ru