American rapper, Nicki Minaj, has been released from custody in the Netherlands after being arrested in Amsterdam for allegedly traveling with marijuana.
It had been reported earlier that Nicki was arrested at the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam after marijuana was found in one of her traveling bags. She was arrested on suspicion of exporting ‘Soft drugs’ from one country to another.
Nicki, aged 41, however tweeted that the marijuana pre-rolls belonged to her security. In a separate post on her official Instagram account, Nicki says her arrest was “illegal” and only intended to “sabotage” her show. She claimed some people “have been trying to stop me from coming to every show. They took my bags before I could see them. Put it on the plane. Now saying they’re waiting on customs. This is what it looks like when people are paid big money to try to sabotage a tour after all else failed. Everything they’ve done is illegal.”
Reports say she has since been fined and released to travel to England.
However, her concert at Co-op Live has reportedly been postponed due to delays caused by her arrest.
A statement issued by the arena’s promoter, Live Nation, indicated that “Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible avenue to make tonight’s show happen, the events of today have made it impossible.”
“We are deeply disappointed by the inconvenience this has caused.”
Fans had reportedly been let into the Manchester venue in the evening despite Nicki’s detention.
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