Nicki Minaj is fined by Amsterdam police after being arrested on suspicion of drug export

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From Sarah Whitman

Nicki Minaj was fined after being taken into police custody at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for suspected drug possession.

“We have just released a 41-year-old American woman whom we arrested this afternoon at Schiphol on suspicion of exporting soft drugs,” Dutch authorities confirmed via X on Saturday afternoon.

“After consultation with the public prosecutor’s office, the suspect was fined and can continue her journey.”

The amount of the fine was not disclosed.

Representatives for the rapper have not responded to Page Six’s multiple requests for comment.

The “Starships” singer confirmed to X earlier in the day that police found marijuana in her luggage.

“😩 Now they said they found weed and another group of people had to come over to weigh the pre-rolled joints. Remember, they took my bags without my consent,” she wrote.

“My security has already informed you that these pre-rolls belong to him.”

The incident led to the postponement of the Pink Friday 2 world tour’s stop in Manchester, England, scheduled for Saturday night. A future date has not yet been announced.

The Co-op Live Arena announced the news just before 5:00 p.m. ET.

“Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible option to make tonight’s show possible, today’s events have made that impossible,” the venue said. said in a statement“We are deeply disappointed by the inconvenience this has caused.”

In earlier tweets on Saturday, Minaj claimed her arrest in Amsterdam was part of an attempt to “sabotage” her world tour.

“They get paid a lot of money to try to sabotage my tour because sooooo many people are mad that it’s so successful and they can’t stand with me,” she claimed. “They got caught stealing money from my trips/jets. Got fired. Got mad. Etc.”

In another tweet, she said she recently fired her management team because they allegedly charged $30,000 to $50,000 more for her private jets and kept the extra money for themselves.

“Their goal is to make me arrive late and pocket $40,000,” she claimed.

In her last update to fans, Minaj said she had to make a five-minute trip to the police station to “make a statement” about her safety.

As of 10:51 a.m. ET, she has not commented on the arrest on social media.