Wiz Khalifa has been listed on the Romanian police website with a warrant to execute a nine-month prison sentence for illegal drug possession, according to Billboard. The matter is tied to his July 2024 appearance at Beach, Please! Festival in Costinesti, where prosecutors alleged he smoked marijuana on stage and was later found with more than 18 grams of marijuana.
The listing marks the latest development in a case that began as a festival incident and has now moved into a formal law enforcement stage. Billboard reports that Romanian authorities have issued the warrant in connection with the sentence, placing the artist’s name among those sought by police for enforcement of a court outcome.
At the center of the case is Khalifa’s performance at Beach, Please! Festival, a music event held in the Romanian seaside town of Costinesti. Prosecutors alleged that during the July 2024 set, he used marijuana on stage. They also alleged that he was found with more than 18 grams of marijuana.
Those allegations have now resulted in a nine-month prison sentence for illegal drug possession, according to the report. The Romanian police listing is not simply a notice about the original accusation; it is connected to the execution of that sentence.
For an international artist, the development underlines how quickly a concert moment can become a cross-border legal matter. Festival performances often place musicians in front of large crowds, under intense public attention and within legal systems that may differ sharply from those in other countries. In this case, the alleged conduct occurred during a public performance and has remained attached to the artist long after the festival date passed.
The current news is not about a new song, album rollout, or performance announcement. It is a legal update involving an artist whose public profile is closely associated with live shows and music culture. That contrast is part of what makes the Romanian police listing notable: a festival appearance from 2024 is now being discussed through the language of warrants, sentencing, and enforcement.
Billboard’s report does not frame the issue as a dispute over music or performance itself, but rather as a drug possession case arising from what prosecutors said happened at and around the festival appearance. The details available center on the alleged marijuana use on stage, the reported amount prosecutors said was found, and the sentence Romanian authorities are now seeking to execute.
As of the reported listing, the case places Khalifa in a complicated position with Romanian authorities. The warrant signals that police are treating the sentence as active for enforcement, rather than as a closed episode from last summer’s festival circuit.
For fans and industry observers, the development is a reminder that the afterlife of a concert can extend far beyond the stage. A performance that took place in July 2024 is now the basis for a wanted listing connected to a nine-month sentence, making the Romanian case one of the more serious legal stories currently surrounding a major music figure.
The situation remains defined by the information now on record: a Romanian police listing, a nine-month prison sentence for illegal drug possession, and allegations from prosecutors that stem from Wiz Khalifa’s Beach, Please! Festival performance in Costinesti.
