US rapper Wiz Khalifa charged with illegal drug possession in Romania
- A source close to the investigation confirmed that Wiz Khalifa, together with other people, had been taken in for questioning early on Sunday
US rapper Wiz Khalifa has been charged with illegal drug possession after performing at a seaside festival in Romania, where he allegedly consumed cannabis on stage, prosecutors said Sunday.
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 early on Sunday, prosecutors say.
Cannabis is considered a “risk drug” in Romania, and possession is punishable by up to 10 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 said in a statement on Sunday.
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A source close to the investigation confirmed to AFP that Wiz Khalifa, together with other people, had been taken in for questioning early on Sunday.
