Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained by customs officers on the Munich airport on Wednesday for not declaring a luxurious watch he was carrying whereas touring to Austria, a customs spokesperson confirmed to CBS Information.
Schwarzenegger, 76, was detained for 3 hours on the airport in Germany, a supply accustomed to the incident instructed CBS Information. The Hollywood star and former California governor was planning on auctioning the watch at his charity public sale in Kitzbuhel, Austria on Thursday.
In line with a information launch, Schwarzenegger is scheduled to seem at an occasion to lift funds for The Schwarzenegger Local weather Initiative, which helps local weather initiatives across the globe.
The actor was by no means requested to fill out a declaration type, the supply stated, and tried to pay the taxes for the watch on the airport however the bank card machine wasn’t working, the supply stated. Schwarzenegger was then delivered to an ATM to withdraw cash however the restrict was too low, after which the financial institution was closed, so customs officers lastly introduced in a bank card machine that labored, the supply stated.
As soon as the watch is auctioned, the supply stated, the Schwarzenegger Local weather Initiative will correctly report it, as all of Arnold’s non-profits do. Schwarzenegger was anticipated to be allowed to proceed his journey however “the watch will probably have to stay,” customs spokesman Thomas Meister instructed Agence France-Presse.
The watch was custom-made for Schwarzenegger by luxurious Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet, Bild reported.
A legal process investigation for doable tax evasion is presently ongoing, the customs spokesperson instructed CBS Information.
This story was printed by CBS Information on Jan. 17, 2024 at 1:44 p.m. ET.
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