Justin Bieber Drinks 'Beers in the Jungle' (PHOTO)
Justin Bieber recently shared a photo of himself enjoying a beer in South Africa Friday and while he is not yet 21, the singer did not engage in anything illegal.
The 19-year-old "Beauty and a Beat" singer and his good friend Lil Za were pictured holding cans of of Amstel Lagers, which is a European beer. The legal drinking age in South Africa is said to be 18.
"Beers in the jungle," Bieber wrote in the photo caption.
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While fans were surprised at Bieber's photo, critics have raised concerns about the pop star's behavior. In January he was photographed smoking a suspicious looking cigarette with Lil Za and days later the pair was photographed with a bottle of champagne in the US– where the legal drinking age is 21.
"Everyday growing and learning. trying to be better. u get knocked down, u get up," Bieber tweeted Jan. 5 in what appeared to be his response to the alleged marijuana photos.
Other cryptic tweets read, "i see all of u. i hear all of u...i never want to let any of you down. i love u. and..thank u...like i said...2013...new challenges. new doubters...Im ready."
Despite the tweet, Bieber was embroiled in another scandal on April 25 after the singer's tour bus was raided by Swedish police in Stockholm. Police reportedly found a small amount of narcotics on the floor along with a stun gun, but no charges were filed, according to TMZ.
"[Police] first detected a 'strong smell' of marijuana coming from the bus as they were controlling the huge crowd that had gathered outside Bieber's hotel," police spokesman Lars Bystrom told Daily Mail.
The drug squad was immediately alerted and police later raided the empty bus while Bieber performed a concert nearby as part of his world tour.
While some media outlets claimed the substance found by police was marijuana, Bystrom refused to identify the substance because it was still undergoing analysis at the time.
No charges were made because police were reportedly unable to determine who the substance belonged to.
