LYV - Nicki Minaj Arrested For Cannabis At Amsterdam Airport Apologizes To Fans In UK For Postponing Concert | Benzinga
Rapper Nicki Minaj apologized to fans outside her hotel in Manchester early Sunday morning for postponing a U.K. show after she was briefly arrested and fined at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Saturday night on allegations that officials discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country.
Robert Van Kapel, a spokesperson for the Netherlands military police, said an "American woman" had been arrested for exporting what he called "soft drugs." Cannabis is illegal in the Netherlands, but it is tolerated for recreational use.
Though Minaj was released from police custody on Saturday evening, the concert, set to be held in Manchester on the same night was cancelled.
"I love you and I'm so sorry this happened tonight," ...