Nicki Minaj was arrested in Amsterdam on Saturday for allegedly carrying drugs — despite the “Super Bass” songstress’ repeated insistence that she had no contraband, according to police and Instagram Live footage she posted of the incident.
The rapper was slapped with a fine and allowed to “continue her journey,” Dutch officials wrote on X.
The arrest forced Minaj to cancel her concert in Manchester, England, where she had been traveling to perform.
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In a video Minaj posted of the incident on Instagram, an official says that they wanted to take the “Bang Bang” rapper into custody for “carrying drugs.”
“I’m not going in there. I need a lawyer present,” the 41-year-old replied.
The officer also mentioned her concert scheduled for Saturday night in Manchester, England, and said they would “try to get [her] there” as soon as possible.
“Oh, so I’m under arrest?” Minah asked, while multiple officers repeatedly asked her to stop filming.
In a second video, Minaj appeared to be seated inside a vehicle while speaking to a uniformed man about the plans to go through all her bags.
“Why didn’t you guys search it before they went on the plane?” she asked.
The man shrugged and said that the previous officer did not believe the rap star was not carrying drugs — and was miffed that she had filmed him.
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Police have not identified the name of the person arrested, but Dutch police confirmed they had “arrested a 41-year-old American woman at Schiphol Airport because of possession of soft drugs.”
“Now they said they found weed & that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls,” Minaj wrote on X around 10:30 a.m. ET.
“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,” she added.
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The rapper went on to lament that her plane was being held up by at least two hours.
After initially postponing Minaj’s concert, Co-op Live, the arena where she was supposed to perform, announced hours after her arrest that the show had been canceled.
Tickets will remain valid for a rescheduled concert at the brand-new arena, the UK’s largest entertainment venue.
