By Kachi Ekile
American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been slammed with a charge of illegal drug possession after his performance at a festival in Romania.
According to prosecutors on Sunday, the artiste allegedly consumed cannabis on stage while headlining the “Beach, Please!” festival in the Romanian village of Costinesti on the shore of the Black Sea.
Considered a “risk drug” in Romania, anyone found in possession of cannabis in the region risks a ten-year prison sentence.
Speaking on Khalifa’s arrest, Romanian anti-organised crime prosecutors (DIICOT) said in a statement, “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.”
An anonymous source with knowledge of the investigation told AFP that Khalifa, alongside others, had been taken in to be quizzed by the authorities.
It was also revealed that he was charged but detained as prosecutors stated that the investigation is ongoing.