AMSTERDAM – Rapper Nicki Minaj said Saturday that police in the Netherlands discovered marijuana in her bags as she prepared to leave the country for her next concert.
Minaj tweeted that she was stopped at the Amsterdam airport as she was about to board a plane for a concert in Manchester, England. Police told her they found marijuana in her bags and that it would have to be weighed, she tweeted. Cannabis is illegal in the Netherlands, but is tolerated for recreational use.
Robert Van Kapel, a spokesman for the Dutch military police, said a 41-year-old American woman was arrested for exporting “soft drugs.” He did not identify the woman or detail the type of drug in question. Police later tweeted that they fined the woman and released her.
Minaj, 41, tweeted that she believes police just wanted to make her late for her concert in Manchester.
“I told you, it’s to try to slow me down so they can write negative stories. Jealousy is a disease. You know the rest,” Minaj tweeted.
His representatives did not immediately respond to messages Saturday.
The Trinidad-born rapper is best known for her hits “Super Freaky Girl,” “Anaconda” and “Starships.” She has been nominated for 12 Grammy Awards throughout her career. The Manchester show is part of her “Pink Friday 2” tour, which includes stops in Paris, Poland, Germany, Romania and Switzerland.
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Associated Press writer Michael Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, contributed to this report.
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