Nicki Minaj cancels show in England after being held at Amsterdam airport

AMSTERDAM: American rapper Nicki Minaj cancelled a show in Manchester, England, on Saturday (May 25) after she said she was held by police at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on allegations of possession of soft drugs.

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In a video posted to her Instagram account, Minaj could be heard speaking to an unnamed airport employee who apologises before saying all Minaj’s luggage must be offloaded and searched.

The location and date of the video were confirmed by police reports of the incident.

Minaj was detained hours before her live performance was scheduled to start, and fans were seen leaving the Manchester venue.

Dutch military police confirmed a 41-year-old American woman had been held for possession of soft drugs on Saturday, adding it was prohibited to take such substances out of the Netherlands.

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Police did not identify the suspect, but in a later post on social media platform X said the woman had been fined and released around 1945 GMT.