Nicki Minaj ‘arrested’ in Amsterdam after filming herself in dispute with airport crew member as fans beg ‘Free Nicki’
NICKI Minaj has reportedly been arrested at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam after police accused her of carrying drugs on her flight to Manchester.
The rapper spent Saturday documenting her experience at the airport, which began when she claimed officials forced her to undergo additional luggage security screenings.
Nicki, 41, was arrested by police in The Netherlands on Saturday for allegedly “carrying drugs” with her on a flight to England, according to local news station NU.nl.
Despite denying that she was toting anything illegal, the singer was told she needed to report to the police station, according to a live video captured on her Instagram.
In the clip, a man tells the songwriter that she “will get a lawyer at the office” and that they need her to go “as fast as possible.”
Nicki explained to fans in her Instagram Live that airport officials told her to “get into this [police] van and go into the precinct with no lawyer present.”
The rapper also claimed that someone who worked for the Amsterdam Airport security team asked that she make a “statement with no lawyer present” after they found “pre-rolls in bags” that they were “not authorized to take.”
A rep for Nicki did not immediately respond to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.
The Barbie World singer accused the Amsterdam Airport crew of trying to delay her travels to stop her from performing at her scheduled Gag City tour dates earlier in the day.
Nicki recorded employees as they forced her to return her bags to security for additional checks.
In the clip, shared on her Instagram profile, the rapper filmed a man who approached her vehicle to state a request from Amsterdam police.
The airline crew member, who appeared in a gray suit, white button-down shirt, and red tie, leaned into the black car.
Nicki asked the man to repeat himself for the camera, to which he replied, “The police officer told me we have to offload all the luggage and to search everything in your luggage.
“I’m so sorry to say that,” the airline rep added.
“But wasn’t that what you planned on doing from the get-go? Why didn’t you guys search it before it went on the plane?” the pop star asked in response.
“They did just a random quick check, but now they want to open it,” he replied.
“Why?” Nicki returned, to which the man responded with a shrug.
“First of all, because you filmed him,” he claimed, leading the rapper to reply, “Because I filmed him?”
“Yeah, he doesn’t believe you that you don’t have more with you than you say,” the Amsterdam Airport representative explained.
“No, he asked me ‘do I have any more in those purses’ and I said no, and I asked him where are my bags,” Nicki shot back.
She continued, “They took my bags and put them on the plane before I could know what bags are on the plane.”
But the man replied with another shrug, adding, “I’m so sorry for that.”
“Okay, of course,” Nicki replied before ending the video.
The rapper captioned her post, “They’ve been trying to stop me from coming to every show.
“They took my bags before I could see them. Put it on the plane. Now saying, they’re waiting on customs,” she claimed.
“This is what it looks like when ppl are paid big money to try to sabotage a tour after all else failed. Everything they’ve done is illegal.”
Fans filled the comments of the post with support for Nicki, who is currently traveling on her Gag City tour.