Nicki Minaj fined by Amsterdam police after being arrested on suspicion of exporting drugs

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By Sarah Whitman

Nicki Minaj was fined after being taken into custody at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for “transporting drugs”.

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

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

The amount of the fine was not disclosed.

Reps for the rapper did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Page Six.

The “Starships” singer confirmed on X earlier today that police found marijuana in his luggage.

“ now they said they found some weed and another group of people had to come here to weigh the pre rolls. Keep in mind that they took my luggage without my consent,” she wrote.

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

The incident led to the postponement of Saturday night's “Pink Friday 2” world tour leg in Manchester, England. No future dates have yet been announced.

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

“Despite Nicki's best efforts to explore every possible avenue for tonight's show to take place, 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 previous tweets on Saturday, Minaj claimed her arrest in Amsterdam was part of an attempt to “sabotage” her world tour.

“They're getting paid a lot of money to try to sabotage my tour because so many people are furious that it's such a success and they can't eat me,” she claimed. “They were caught stealing money from my trips/jets. Got fired. I became crazy. Etc.”

In another tweet, she said she recently fired her management team for allegedly charging $30,000 to $50,000 more for her private jets and keeping the extra money for herself.

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

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

She has not addressed the arrest on social media since 10:51 a.m. ET.