Hollywood motion hero Arnold Schwarzenegger was held at Munich airport on Wednesday for failing to declare an costly watch, a customs spokesperson advised AFP.
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The Austrian-born actor and former governor of California, 76, was detained within the customs space on Wednesday afternoon after arriving from america, spokesperson Thomas Meister mentioned.
Schwarzenegger was anticipated to have the ability to proceed his journey later within the day however “the watch will in all probability have to remain”, Meister mentioned.
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Prison proceedings have been initiated in opposition to the “Terminator” star and former bodybuilding icon for tax evasion, he mentioned.
Tax ought to have been paid on the watch as a result of Schwarzenegger was meaning to promote it within the European Union, in line with Meister.
The luxurious timepiece was because of be auctioned at a fundraising dinner for Schwarzenegger’s local weather initiative in Kitzbuehel on Thursday, the Bild day by day reported.
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Objects sometimes auctioned at such dinners embody artistic endeavors and signed memorabilia, in line with the initiative’s web site.
The bespoke timepiece was made specifically for Arnold Schwarzenegger by luxurious Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet, in line with Bild.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
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