A Hollywood star, Arnold Schwarzenegger is reported to have been detained by customs officers at the Munich airport for not declaring a luxury watch he was wearing while travelling to Austria.
According to CBS News, a source is quoted saying Schwarzenegger, 76, was detained for three hours at the airport in Germany.
The former California governor is said to have planned on auctioning the watch at his charity auction in Kitzbuhel, Austria on today,Thursday.
According to a news release, Schwarzenegger was scheduled to appear at an event to raise funds for The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative, which supports climate projects around the globe.
According to the report obtained by Krestnews the actor was never asked to fill out a declaration form and that he tried to pay the taxes for the watch at the airport but the credit card machine wasn’t working, it was further revealed.
The report also states that Schwarzenegger was taken then to an ATM to withdraw money but the limit was too low, and then the bank had closed, so customs officers had to bring in a credit card machine that worked.
It says once the watch is auctioned, Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative will properly report it, as all of Arnold’s non-profits do.
Schwarzenegger was expected to be allowed to continue his journey but “the watch will probably have to stay,” customs spokesman Thomas Meister told Agence France-Presse.
The watch was custom-made for Schwarzenegger by luxury Swiss watchmaker.
A criminal procedure investigation for possible tax evasion is currently ongoing, the customs spokesperson told CBS News.
Source: Sahara Reporters