The United States-based Trinidadian rapper, Nicki Minaj, has been reportedly arrested in Amsterdam.
According to reports, the 41-year-old performer was arrested on Saturday at the airport in Amsterdam.
Video footage from Nicky Minaj’s Instagram Live captured the moments she was questioned by security personnel for allegedly having “illicit drugs” in her hands.
As shown in the video, when Minaj questioned why she was being held, a police officer said that the 12-time Grammy nominee was being held “because you’re carrying drugs.”
Responding, Nicki Minaj was heard saying,
“I’m not carrying drugs.”
Minaj continued the conversation, insisting, “I need a lawyer present”, and repeatedly stating, “No, I need a lawyer present now,” when one of the police officers insisted on her to get in a vehicle.
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Dear Right Wing Twitter,
Please do not piss me off and misconstrue Nicki Minaj’s Amsterdam arrest.
1. Weed is legal in Amsterdam
2. Her security brought the weed, not her
3. There was suspicious behavior regarding the handling of her luggage #FREENICKI pic.twitter.com/x6G9UERMxC— Xaviaer DuRousseau (@XAVIAERD) May 25, 2024
JUST IN: Rapper Nicki Minaj arrested in Amsterdam for alleged drug possession.
The incident was filmed on live stream by Minaj.
The rapper was told that all her luggage needed to be offloaded from the plane and searched.
“They took my luggage & when I asked where it is they… pic.twitter.com/nXTToeHFOH
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 25, 2024
Recall that, Nicki Minaj also known as Queen of Rap, has broken the record for the highest grossing tour by a female rapper in history.
The US-based Trinidadian hip-hop artist also broke the record for the highest-grossing concert by a female rapper in history on March 30, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York, taking home $2.858 million, according to American statistic business Touring Data.
With 220,000 tickets sold over its first 17 gigs, her “Pink Friday 2” tour has officially become the most profitable tour by a female rapper, earning $34.9 million.
