Wiz Khalifa arrested in Romania on drug possession charge after smoking cannabis onstage
Wiz Khalifa was reportedly arrested in Romania over the weekend after consuming marijuana during a music festival performance.
Khalifa (real name: Cameron Thomaz) performed at the Beach Please! Festival in Romania on Saturday. Footage of the rapper's performance shared on social media shows him smoking onstage.
A press release from law enforcement later confirmed that an individual was charged with "illegal possession of high-risk drugs" after attending a music festival with cannabis.
"It was noted that he, during a recital held at a music festival taking place in Costine?ti resort, Constanta county, possessed over 18 grams of cannabis (a high-risk drug) and consumed (onstage) another amount of cannabis in the form of an artisanal cigarette," the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism said in the translated statement.
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Footage of Khalifa's performance at the festival also included a clip of the "Black and Yellow" emcee appearing to be escorted by police afterward.
USA TODAY has reached out to law enforcement and representatives for Khalifa for comment.
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In an X post on Sunday, Khalifa appeared to allude to his arrest at the Beach Please! Festival.
"Last night's show was amazing. I didn't mean any disrespect to the country of Romania by lighting up onstage," Khalifa wrote. "They were very respectful and let me go. I’ll be back soon. But without a big (expletive) joint next time."
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The Grammy-nominated rapper is next scheduled to perform at Drai's Beachclub & Nightclub in Las Vegas on Aug. 30, according to Khalifa's official website.
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