United State rapper, Wiz Khalifa has been charged by the Romanian police with illegal drug possession after performing at a seaside festival in the country as the rapper was alleged to have consumed cannabis on stage. The prosecutors says the hip-hop star was headlining at the “Beach, Please!” festival in the Romanian village of Costinesti on the shore of the Black Sea, when he got caught with the drug this morning.
According to the Romanian law, Cannabis is considered a “risk drug”, and its possession is punishable by up to ten years in prison.
Videos posted on social media show the rapper being escorted from the venue by Romanian authorities.
“During a performance at a music festival held in the resort of Costinesti, the accused was found to have possessed more than 18 grams of cannabis and to have consumed (on stage) another quantity in the form of a handmade cigarette,” Romanian anti-organised crime prosecutors (DIICOT) said in a statement on Sunday.
AFP reports that source close to the investigation confirmed that Khalifa, together with other people, had been taken in for questioning early this morning.
The rapper was subsequently charged, but not kept in custody, the source added.
The investigation into the musician is ongoing, according to prosecutors.
Khalifa who in his style of lyrics likes referring to delights he drives from consuming of marijuana.
Legal cannabis companies in the US have drawn celebrity funding or endorsements from known aficionados of marijuana like Wiz Khalifa and rapper Snoop Dogg, but also from actor Seth Rogen and former boxing champ Mike Tyson.
In another twist recent rocking the music scene in Romania, US rapper Nicki Minaj, had earlier this month suddenly cancelled her appearance at the Saga Festival in Bucharest, citing safety concerns due to upcoming protests.
Accountants held a protest against the changes in fiscal legislation in Romania one day after her scheduled appearance, but the demonstration passed peacefully.