2024-01-17 21:19:10
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Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Photo: Cotesía
The Austrian actor and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, He was detained for three hours today at customs at the Munich airport for not having declared upon his arrival from Los Angeles a luxurious watch that he wants to auction this Thursday in Austria, German media reported.
A spokeswoman for Munich customs confirmed to the weekly Der Spiegel that Schwarzenegger was detained and that criminal tax proceedings were opened against him.
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Customs agents interrogated Schwarzenegger for three hours and allegedly asked him how many children he has, what his partner’s name was, how much money he had in the bank and what his assets were, according to the newspaper Bild.
The actor told Bild that he explained to officials that the watch was being auctioned for a good cause and that it was a charity project, but all his arguments were in vain.
The actor wants to auction the watch tomorrow at a gala dinner prior to a climate summit to be held in Kitzbühel (Austria).
Schwarzenegger finally had to pay 35,000 euros to import the watch into the European Union (EU) and pay a fine of 5,000 euros, always according to Bild.
The Austrian-born star wanted to pay the sum with a credit card, but the agents explained to him that he had to pay 50% in cash.
Since he did not have that much money on him, an official accompanied him to a bank, Bild reports.
The watch is from the Swiss luxury brand Audemars Piguet and would be valued at around 20,000 euros, according to the same source.
Audemars Piguet only manufactures about 45,000 watches a year and Schwarzenegger’s watch was produced by the Swiss company exclusively for the actor’s private collection. EFE
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