Wiz Khalifa was reportedly arrested in Romania over the weekend for consuming marijuana while performing at a music festival.
Khalifa (real name Cameron Tomaz) performed at the Beach Please festival in Romania on Saturday, and footage of the rapper’s performance shared on social media shows him smoking a cigarette onstage.
A press release from law enforcement later confirmed that an individual had been charged with “unlawful possession of high-risk drugs” after attending a music festival with marijuana.
“During his performance at a music festival in the Costinesti resort in Constanta county, he was found to be in possession of more than 18 grams of cannabis (a highly dangerous drug) and had taken a much larger amount in the form of a homemade cigarette (on stage),” the Organized Crime and Terrorism Investigation Department said in a statement.
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Footage of Khalifa’s performance at the festival also included footage of the “Black and Yellow” emcee appearing to be taken away by police afterwards.
USA TODAY has reached out to law enforcement and Khalifa’s representatives for comment.
Wiz Khalifa apologizes in response to arrest in Romania
In X’s post on Sunday, Khalifa appeared to be addressing his arrest at the Beach Please festival.
“Last night’s show was amazing and I was not disrespectful to the country of Romania by smoking marijuana on stage,” Khalifa wrote. “They were very gracious and let me go. I’ll be back soon but next time without the big (dirty) marijuana.”
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According to Khalifa’s official website, the Grammy-nominated rapper will next perform at Drai’s Beachclub & Nightclub in Las Vegas on August 30.
