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US rapper Nicki Minaj was detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possessing soft drugs before being released with a fine, Dutch media reported Saturday.
The singer was due to perform a show in Britain later Saturday and posted images on social media of her being questioned by officials.
Police confirmed to AFP that they had detained a 41-year-old American woman but declined to confirm directly that it was Minaj, as per their usual policy.
“We 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,” Robert Kapel, a military police spokesman, told AFP.
Kapel later told AFP the suspect had been released after the payment of a “reasonable” fine.
“There’s no reason for us to keep her in custody any longer. We have all the information for our file. Case closed,” he told AFP.
The rapper posted on X that authorities told her they had found cannabis in her luggage, which she said belonged to her security personnel.
