A court in Romania sentenced Wiz Khalifa on Thursday (Dec. 18) to nine months in jail for drug possession, per the Associated Press. The update comes more than a year after the rapper, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, performed in a music festival in the Eastern European country. While there, he got caught up with local law enforcement for smoking marijuana, leading to charges and an indictment.
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How The Romanian Court Sentenced Wiz Khalifa
Romanian police stopped Wiz Khalifa in July 2024 after allegedly smoking cannabis on stage at the Beach, Please! Festival in Costinesti, a coastal resort in Constanta County. Prosecutors said the rapper had more than 18 grams of cannabis on his person. And again, he smoked a large, hand-rolled blunt while singing his hit ‘Young, Wild & Free’ on stage.
The Constanta Court of Appeal handed down the sentence after Khalifa was convicted of “possession of dangerous drugs, without right, for personal consumption,” according to Romania’s national news agency, Agerpres. The decision is reportedly final.
The decision came after a lower court in Constanta County in April issued Khalifa a criminal fine of 3,600 lei ($830) for “illegal possession of dangerous drugs.” However, prosecutors appealed the court’s decision and sought a higher sentence.
Will Romania Extradite Wiz?
Romania has some of the harsher drugs laws in Europe. Possession of cannabis for personal use is criminalized. As seen with Wiz Khalifa, possession can result in a prison sentence of between three months and two years, or a fine.
At this time, tt isn’t clear whether Romanian authorities will seek to file an extradition request, per AP. Khalifa is a U.S. citizen and doesn’t reside in Romania. He has yet to publicly comment on his sentencing. According to TMZ, Khalifa’s legal team is reportedly attempting to appeal, but as mentioned, local reporting in Romania has suggested the sentence is final.
Another Rapper Sentenced To Prison Time
On Tuesday, rapper Kay Flock was also handed a sentence. However, unlike Wiz Khalifa, Flock will have to do his time in the U.S. He’s also serving a much longer sentence of 30 years for shootings in his Bronx neighborhood. While his lawyer argued to get 10 years, the judge opted three times that, saying Kay Flock’s lack of remorse for the shooting victims and traumatic upbringing were factored.
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Associated Press contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.
