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Nicki Minaj fined by Amsterdam police after being arrested on suspicion of exporting drugs

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Nicki Minaj has been fined after being taken into police custody at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for allegedly “carrying drugs.”

“We have just released a 41-year-old American woman who we arrested this afternoon at Schiphol on suspicion of exporting soft drugs,” the Dutch authorities confirmed via X Saturday afternoon.

“After consultation with the Public Prosecution Service, the suspect was fined and can continue her journey.”

The amount of the fine was not disclosed.

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Nicki Minaj was fined Saturday after being taken into police custody at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. WireImage for Live Nation
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Dutch authorities confirmed she was arrested “on suspicion of exporting soft drugs.” @Marechaussee/X

Reps for the rapper have not returned Page Six’s multiple requests for comment.

The “Starships” hitmaker confirmed on X earlier in the day that police found marijuana in her luggage.

“😩 now they said they found weed & that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls. Keep in mind they took my bags without consent,” she wrote.

“My security has already advised them those pre-rolls belong to him.”

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“After consultation with the Public Prosecution Service, the suspect was fined and can continue her journey,” they added. WireImage for Live Nation
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The detainment caused Minaj’s “Pink Friday 2” world tour stop in Manchester, England, to be postponed. nickiminaj/Instagram

The incident led to the postponement of Saturday night’s “Pink Friday 2” world tour stop in Manchester, England. A future date has yet to be announced.

The Co-op Live arena announced the news just before 5 p.m. ET.

“Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible avenue to make tonight’s show happen, the events of today have made it impossible,” the venue said in a statement. “We are deeply disappointed by the inconvenience this has caused.”

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“Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible avenue to make tonight’s show happen, the events of today have made it impossible,” an official statement read. @TheCoopLive/X
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She was set to perform at the Co-op Live arena. nickiminaj/Instagram

In earlier tweets from Saturday, Minaj claimed her arrest in Amsterdam was part of an attempt to “sabotage” her world tour.

“They’re being paid big money to try to sabotage my tour b/c soooooo many ppl are mad that it’s this successful & they can’t eat off me,” she alleged. “They got caught stealing money from my travel/jets. Got fired. Got mad. Etc.”

In another tweet, she said she recently fired her management team for allegedly charging $30,000 to $50,000 more for her private jets and keeping the extra cash for themselves.

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Before her arrest, Minaj claimed she was being sabotaged by former employees. WireImage for Live Nation
Nicki Minaj performing
“They’re being paid big money to try to sabotage my tour b/c soooooo many ppl are mad that it’s this successful & they can’t eat off me,” she alleged. WireImage for Live Nation

“Their goal is to make me late, & to pocket 40K,” she claimed.

In her last update to fans, Minaj said she had to take a five-minute trip to the police precinct to “make a statement” about her security.

She has not addressed the arrest on social media since 10:51 a.m. ET.

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