Rapper Nicki Minaj, 41, says she was detained this Saturday at Amsterdam-Schiphol international airport for alleged possession of soft drugs. In a video posted on the social network X, she assures that she does not wear them. The singer performed on Thursday night in the capital of the Netherlands and was preparing to move to Manchester (United Kingdom) where she planned to give a concert. The Dutch border police preserve the identity of the people they arrest, but Dutch television has published a video of her arrest recorded by the artist.
In the recording, an agent tells her that she must accompany him and Minaj asks why. “You have drugs,” answers a representative of the Prosecutor’s Office, and the singer assures that “I don’t have drugs and I’m not going to go in there.” [el vídeo muestra la puerta de una sala]; I need a lawyer”. At another time, also on platform She also adds that the cigarettes belong to her security service and that they communicated this to the Dutch police, who have confirmed that “the person in question remains in custody while they investigate the facts.” In the Netherlands you can possess up to 5 grams of marijuana per person, but not clear customs with that drug tolerated within the country.
😩 now they said they found weed & that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls. Keep in mind they took my bags without consent. My security has already advised them those pre-rolls belong to him. Oh yea & the pilot wants me to take my ig post down.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) May 25, 2024
The artist’s name is actually Onika Tanya Maraj, and she was born in Trinidad and Tobago, although she resides in the United States. She has sold about 100 million records, according to the American music industry weekly Billboard, and this Thursday she went on stage at the Ziggo Dome theater in Amsterdam two and a half hours late. She also writes the lyrics to her songs, and although hip-hop is usually dominated by male artists, she has remained at the forefront. Her first album, Pink Friday (2010) was already a success, and Billboard reviews consider her one of the best rappers in history.
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