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Wiz Khalifa Added to Romania’s Wanted List Over Nine‑Month Drug Sentence

The public listing could trigger extradition requests across the European Union if Romanian authorities pursue enforcement of the court’s sentence.

Overview

  • Romanian police placed Wiz Khalifa on their public wanted persons database on May 20, 2026 under an enforcement warrant tied to a nine‑month prison sentence.
  • The nine‑month custodial sentence was imposed by the Constanța Court of Appeal after the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism appealed a lower‑court fine and the court refused to annul or suspend the sentence in February 2026.
  • The prosecution traces to a July 2024 Beach, Please! festival in Costinești where police say he smoked onstage and were later found to possess roughly 18 grams of cannabis.
  • A contemporaneous check of the Romanian Police database produced both a photo/listing for the rapper and at least one message stating the alert was “no longer active,” leaving the immediate enforcement status unclear.
  • If Romanian authorities press the warrant they would likely seek transfer through a European Arrest Warrant which could result in detention in EU countries and would constrain the artist’s travel unless he surrenders or wins further legal relief.