Arnold Schwarzenegger detained at the Munich airport for not declaring a valuable watch
Arnold Schwarzenegger detained at the Munich airport for not declaring a valuable watch
By Chris Stern, Jorge Engels, and Elizabeth Wagmeister for CNN
Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 2:58 PM EST
CNN was informed by a Munich Customs press officer on Wednesday that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be subject to criminal tax procedures for his failure to disclose an item upon his arrival in Germany.
He made no product declarations. a good that was brought into the EU through importation from non-EU nations. Additionally, everyone is subject to this process, stated Thomas Meister, the press officer.
Meister claimed that after being detained for more than two hours, the former governor of California and movie actor was freed and continued on.
"A source close to the actor told CNN that Arnold was detained for three hours today at the Munich airport for traveling with a watch he owns, that he might be auctioning at his charity auction tomorrow in Kitzbuhel (in Austria)."
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According to the source, the object in question was a watch made by the upscale Swiss company Audemars Piguet.
According to the source, Schwarzenegger "answered every question from customs officers honestly" and was never required to complete a disclosure form.
The insider went on, "He cooperated at every turn despite the fact that it was an inept shakedown—a complete comedy of errors that would make for an extremely entertaining police film."
The source claims that after the actor consented to prepay any prospective taxes on the watch, the officers abandoned trying to use a credit card machine for an hour and took him to a bank where they urged him to take out cash from an ATM to make the payment.
The bank was closed and the ATM they took him to had an inadequate limit.
The informant further stated that a new officer brought a functional credit card machine when he returned.
Source us.cnn.com
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