New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- A Romanian court on Thursday sentenced American rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country.

The 38-year-old Pittsburgh rapper, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, rose to prominence with his breakout mixtape "Kush Orange Juice."

According to an Associated Press (AP) report, citing a coastal resort in Constanta County, Khalifa was stopped by Romanian police after allegedly smoking cannabis on stage at the 'Beach, Please!' Festival in Costinesti in July 2024.

On stage in Romania last summer, he reportedly smoked a large, hand-rolled cigarette while singing his hit "Young, Wild & Free."

Romania has some ...