Nicki Minaj is arrested for drug possession in Amsterdam and has her show canceled

Nicki Minaj was arrested for possession of marijuana at Amsterdam airport, in the Netherlands, this Saturday (25).

The singer, who is on tour in Europe, showed live on social media the moment she was approached by the police. She accuses European authorities of trying to sabotage her tour on the continent.

Dutch police told NBC that “a 41-year-old American citizen was detained at Schiphol airport for possession of light drugs.” According to Nicki, the marijuana that was found belonged to her security guard, who was authorized to use the substance medicinally.

The rapper was leaving for Manchester, England, where she would perform this Saturday (25). She was released at around 9pm local time and will be fined for “illegal attempt to export soft drugs to another country”.

The Manchester show, however, was cancelled. The arena where the presentation would take place announced on social media that a new date will be announced.

“They’re trying to stop me at every show. They took my luggage before I could see it. They put it on the plane. Now they’re saying they’re waiting. It sounds like people are being paid to sabotage my tour. Everything they’re doing it’s illegal,” said the rapper in the live broadcast of her arrest.

“Now they said they found marijuana and that another group of people have to come here to weigh it. They took my bags without consent. My security already told me that the medical marijuana is his. And they still want me to delete my Instagram post,” wrote the singer on X.

“And by the way, this is Amsterdam, where marijuana is legal,” Nicki added. In the next few days, she has four other shows scheduled in the United Kingdom, on June 1st she will perform in Paris and on June 2nd she will return to Amsterdam for a show in the city.