Amsterdam police deny that they racially profiled Nicki Minaj in drug arrest
Amsterdam police deny racially profiling Nicki Minaj in drug arrest
Last weekend, Nicki Minaj was arrested in Amsterdam, for alleged rolled joints of drugs. That came after she performed in the city for her Pink Friday 2 World Tour, and was heading to Manchester, England, next. Moreover, Nicki said that she was in jail for 5-6 hours, before eventually postponing the Manchester show.
Furthermore, on Friday, Nicki also canceled her second Amsterdam show, which was set for this weekend. Nicki didn’t address this, but many fans understood the move, amid the recent arrest.
Meanwhile, Amsterdam police are now speaking out about the Nicki Minaj arrest. They claimed that they were doing their job after finding drugs in Nicki’s luggage, and denied that the arrest was racially motivated.
“It’s annoying if she experienced it that way,” said a rep to NOS. “We arrested her when we found dozens of joints in her luggage. The lady was released four hours after arrest in consultation with the public prosecutor, and after paying a fine. I think that it all went very smoothly. It’s annoying that she drew that card.”“
We just do our job, and it is protocol to search luggage and arrest a person when we find drugs,” said another rep to the BBC. “The arrest was around 5:30 p.m., the release at 9:30 p.m. We stand for a professional organization that treats everybody equal, no matter what.”
Amsterdam police deny racially profiling Nicki Minaj in drug arrest