{"id":112841,"date":"2024-05-26T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=112841"},"modified":"2024-05-26T03:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T07:21:00","slug":"us-rapper-nicki-minaj-arrested-detained-in-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2024\/05\/26\/us-rapper-nicki-minaj-arrested-detained-in-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"US Rapper Nicki Minaj, Arrested, Detained In Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Popular US rapper, Nicki Minaj has been detained at Amsterdam\u2019s Schiphol <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2023\/06\/30\/geneva-airport-strike-disruptions-flight.html\">Airport<\/a> on suspicion that she was in possession of soft drugs, Dutch media reported on Sunday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Africa Today News, New York gathered that the singer was due to perform a show in Britain later Saturday and posted images on social media of her being questioned by officials.<\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed to reporters that they had detained a 41-year-old American woman but declined to confirm directly that it was Minaj.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never confirm the identity of a person in custody but I can confirm we have arrested a 41-year-old woman suspected of trying to export soft drugs to another country,\u201d Robert Kapel, a military police spokesman, told newsmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe interrogation is still ongoing,\u201d Kapel added.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Read Also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2024\/05\/12\/concerns-as-xejet-aircraft-skids-off-lagos-airport-runway\/\">Concerns As Xejet Aircraft Skids Off Lagos Airport Runway<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The rapper posted on X that authorities told her they had found cannabis in her luggage, which she said belonged to her security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep in mind they took my bags without consent. My security has already advised them those pre-rolls belong to him,\u201d she wrote on X, referring to marijuana joints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow they said I have to go five mins away to make a statement about my security to the police precinct,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s to try to make me late so that they can write negative stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A common misconception outside the Netherlands is that dope is legal in the country, home to world-famous coffee shops (which actually sell pot) that are a huge draw for cannabis smokers.<\/p>\n<p>The consumption of small quantities of cannabis is technically illegal but police choose not to enforce the law as part of a \u201ctolerance\u201d policy in place since the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>It is well known that transporting the drugs to another country is illegal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/\"><strong>Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular US rapper, Nicki Minaj has been detained at Amsterdam\u2019s Schiphol Airport on suspicion that she was in possession of soft drugs, Dutch media reported on Sunday morning. 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