Arnold Schwarzenegger's trip to a charity auction has just come to a halt.
The actor and former governor of California was detained at Munich airport for several hours on Wednesday after he was stopped by customs officials while traveling with an unregistered luxury watch, according to the Associated Press.
The movie star and former governor of California was stopped for a routine check after his arrival on Wednesday, customs spokesman Thomas Meister told the outlet. Schwarzenegger was able to leave after about two and a half hours, he said Thursday.
The German newspaper Bild also published a photo showing Schwarzenegger, who had reportedly traveled from Los Angeles, with two customs officials.
“None of the people I know and sat next to on our commercial flight filled out a registration form, including Arnold – he came to customs and they told him he was 'randomly' selected for the search,” Schwarzeneggers said Representative Daniel Ketchell told The Washington Post. “During the search, he answered every single question asked by the customs officer. So to say he didn’t specify is 100% wrong.”
A source familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly told USA TODAY on Wednesday that Schwarzenegger was detained for three hours by customs officials because he traveled with a watch he owned and may have brought with him on Thursday would be auctioned off at a charity auction in Kitzbühel. Austria.
“He cooperated every step of the way, even when it was an incompetent raid, a total comedy of errors that would make a very funny crime film,” the source said.
This allegedly involved Officers take Schwarzenegger to a bank Withdraw cash after he agreed to it Pay any taxes on the watch in advance, only to find that the bank was closed and the ATM limit was too low. “When he returned, a new officer brought a new credit card machine which was working,” the source claimedand added that the watch will still “likely” be auctioned off and the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative will “properly report on it, as do all of Arnold's nonprofits.”
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Customs spokesman Thomas Meister told CNN that criminal tax proceedings had been initiated because Schwarzenegger's watch – an imported item – had to be registered.
Goods over $467 that remain in the European Union must be declared and, if necessary, cleared. German daily Bild, which first reported the incident, reported that Schwarzenegger's allegedly undeclared watch from Swiss manufacturer Audemars Piguet, for whom it was specially made, was worth around $21,739.
The matter will now go to a customs penalty office in Augsburg, which will examine the case.
According to the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative website, the “Terminator” star was scheduled to host a dinner and auction for environmental protection in Kitzbühel on Thursday.
The proceeds benefit the Schwarzenegger climate initiative, which organizes the annual climate conference “Austrian World Summit”.
Contribution: The Associated Press
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