American rapper Nicki Minaj has been freed by police after being detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
Dutch police posted on X: “We’ve got simply launched a 41-year-old American lady whom we arrested this afternoon at Schiphol on suspicion of exporting tender medication.”
“The suspect was fined and might proceed her journey.”
The artist had been attributable to fly to Manchester for a live performance on the Co-op Stay venue on Saturday night.
Minaj filmed a part of her encounter with police, posting it to social media.
Within the video, a police officer can seemingly be heard telling Minaj: “You’re below arrest.”
At Co-op Stay on Saturday night, hundreds of followers – many sporting her trademark pink – have been in good spirits as they entered the venue, hoping the present would go forward.
One began a chant of: “Free Nicki Minaj!”
Followers Georgina Warde and Darcy Nicholls, each 18, travelled from Newcastle and had been trying ahead to the present since they purchased their tickets in December.
They mentioned they might be upset if the present didn’t occur.
Ms Nicholls mentioned: “I’m making an attempt to remain constructive however we’ve accepted the truth that it might not occur. We’re mentally ready for that.”
Even with none authorized issues, the rapper is understood for turning up late.
“I actually hope she comes on,” Ms Nicholls added. “But it surely’s Nicki so we knew it could be delayed someway.”
The music star posted a collection of messages on X apparently in relation to the incident.
“They took my baggage with out consent,” she wrote in a single. In one other she added: “That is Amsterdam btw [by the way], the place weed is authorized,” utilizing a colloquial time period for the drug hashish.
Minaj had initially been scheduled to go on stage on the Co-op Stay area at 20:00 BST.
Doorways to the live performance opened round half-hour late on Saturday. With hundreds within the venue as of 20:30, it was unclear whether or not the gig would go forward as deliberate.
However a supervisor on the venue instructed BBC Information the live performance was attributable to go forward, including {that a} helicopter was ready at Manchester Airport to carry the rapper to the venue.
It’s technically towards the legislation to own, promote or produce medication within the Netherlands. However the nation operates a coverage of toleration in the direction of the sale or possession of small quantities of some medication.
The BBC has approached Minaj’s representatives for remark.