Nicki Minaj Arrested At Amsterdam Airport For Allegedly Carrying Marijuana

By Michael Haskoor @Tweetskoor
Published May 25, 2024, 3:20 p.m. ET

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Nicki Minaj, while on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour, has been arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for allegedly carrying marijuana.

The eccentric rapper took to social media Saturday and shared two videos of the incident, the first of which she posted on her Instagram showing her recording from inside her van while speaking to an airport official.

In the clip, which you can watch below, Minaj asks, “Tell me again.”

The official replies, “Police officer told me we have to offload all the luggage and search everything.”

The official apologized for the inconvenience, which prompted Minaj to ask why her luggage wasn’t searched before it was loaded onto the plane. The official claimed it was a “random” check but also mentioned that the police officer initiated the search after he noticed Minaj was filming him.

“He asked me do I have any more in those purses and I said no,” Minaj says, referring to the marijuana that was allegedly found.

Minaj added, “They took my bags and took it on the plane.”

The official apologizes again, and Minaj cordially responds, “Of course.”

In another video captured from Minaj’s Instagram Live session (and shared on X), the rapper is seen surrounded by police officers as she’s told she’s under arrest.

The video, which you can also watch below, begins with Minaj asking where she’s going, to which a police officer responds with, “We have to go to the police station.” The officer informs her that the station is five minutes from their location.

The police officer attempts to reassure Minaj that the process will be quick and they’ll try to get her on her way to her next show. She’s scheduled to perform in Manchester, England at Co-Op Live tonight.

Amid several questions from Minaj, the officer tells the rapper “you’re under arrest.”

“Oh, so I’m under arrest?” Minaj asks, to which the officer responds with, “Yes.”

Minaj prods for details on why she’s under arrest, but the police officer doesn’t offer an explanation.

Two police officers ask her to stop filming and order her to get inside a nearby police van. Minaj responds by saying she’s waiting for her lawyer. The officer, holding what is presumably Minaj’s passport, tells the rapper she can contact her lawyer at the station. Minaj then obliges and gets into the police van before ending her live.

While it’s unclear what Minaj was arrested for, she tweeted on her X account, “now they said they found weed & that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls. 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 had also previously tweeted, “This is Amsterdam btw, where weed is legal.”

If she doesn’t make her show in Manchester tonight, her next performance is scheduled for the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on June 2.