Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘held at Munich Airport and quizzed over watch’
- Terminator actor has reportedly been ready with customs officers ‘for hours’
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been detained at Munich Airport and quizzed ‘underneath tax legislation’ over an unregistered luxurious watch he’s planning to public sale, in accordance with German media.
The Terminator actor, 76, has been pictured with customs officers after flying from Los Angeles this afternoon and has been ready for a number of hours, BILD experiences.
Arnie, who has twin Austrian and US citizenship, is alleged to have been on his solution to attend a local weather charity public sale being held tomorrow in Kitzbühel, Austria.
The ex-California Governor, who’s a passionate local weather campaigner, reportedly introduced a useful timepiece made by Swiss luxurious model Audemars Piguet to public sale off.
Spokesman for the Munich Main Customs Office, Thomas Meister, advised BILD: ‘We have initiated legal proceedings underneath tax legislation. The watch ought to have been registered as a result of it’s an import.’
Arnie, who has twin Austrian and US citizenship, had reportedly been on his solution to attend a local weather charity public sale in Kitzbühel, Austria
‘If the products stay within the EU, you need to declare them by way of customs. This applies to everybody, whether or not their identify is Schwarzenegger or Müller, Meier, Huber,’ a customs spokesman advised German outlet SZ.
They went on to say that the film star stays with customs officers whereas his baggage was checked.
‘This takes a little bit of time,’ mentioned the spokesman, who added that he assumes that the Austrian-born actor will probably be allowed to proceed along with his journey.
The A-lister is understood for his love of flashy watches, and famously introduced out his personal restricted version mannequin with Audemars Piguet in 1999.
Only 1,500 of the Royal Oak Offshore ‘Arnold Schwarzenegger The Legacy’ items had been ever produced and so they retail for greater than £30,000.
File picture reveals Arnold Schwarzenegger holds a Audemars Piguet watch included in a 2003 public sale
US-Austrian actor, businessman, retired bodybuilder and former Governor of California, speaks throughout the opening of the Austrian World Summit in 2023
The former bodybuilder has an intensive assortment of watches, together with from Rolex and different luxurious manufacturers.
It isn’t identified which timepiece from his assortment he was allegedly held up over.
The Austrian born actor was additionally on his solution to watch the Hahnenkamm Race, a serious contest within the Alpine ski calendar.
He runs Vienna-based charity The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative, an eco group which is elevating funds at a celebration throughout the prestigious race week.
