The Austrian actor and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzeneggerhas been this Wednesday detained for three hours at customs at Munich airport (Germany) for not having declared upon his arrival from Los Angeles a luxurious watch that he wants to auction this Thursday in Austria, according to German media.

A spokeswoman for Munich customs confirmed to the weekly Der Spiegel that Schwarzenegger was detained and that criminal tax proceedings were opened against him. Customs agents questioned Schwarzenegger for three hours and allegedly asked him How many children do you have, what was your partner’s name?how much money he had in the bank and what his assets were, as stated in the newspaper Bild.

The actor told Bild that he has explained to officials that the watch was auctioned for a good cause and that it was a charitable project, but all their arguments were in vain. The actor wants to auction this Thursday the clock at a gala dinner ahead of a climate summit to be held in Kitzbühel (Austria).

He paid 35,000 euros plus a fine

Schwarzenegger finally had to pay for the import of the watch into the European Union (EU) 35,000 euros and pay a fine of 5,000 euros, always according to Bild. The star of Austrian origin 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 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.