Nicki Minaj arrested by police in Amsterdam and live broadcast incident

Dutch military police temporarily detained him Nicki Minaj In the Netherlands for an alleged drug crime and her fans caught a glimpse in the front row.

The “Anaconda” rapper, who maintained her innocence during a live broadcast of the incident that occurred on May 25 at Amsterdam International Airport, was released hours later and fined.

“A 41-year-old American woman, who was detained this afternoon at Schiphol Airport on suspicion of exporting soft drugs, has been released,” Royal Dutch Marechaussee said in an English-language statement on its Instagram Stories. “After consultation with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the suspect received a fine and is now allowed to continue her journey.”

H! News has reached out to Nicki’s rep for comment and has not heard back.

Nicki, who is in the midst of her Pink Friday 2 tour, spoke out about her detention on Instagram Live, as seen in a video shared by a fan on X, Twitter previously.