A source close to the actor confirmed this fact in an interview with CNN – Arnold was detained for three hours today at the Munich airport for traveling with his watch, which may be auctioned tomorrow at a charity auction in Kitzbuhel (in Austria), CNN reports.
Customs spokesman: This process applies to everyone
– He did not declare the product. This is a product that was imported from non-EU countries in order to remain in the EU. This process applies to everyone, said spokesman Thomas Meister. A spokesman for the Munich customs office said Schwarzenegger could face criminal tax proceedings for failing to declare the item after arriving in Germany. He added that the former California governor and movie star was released and continued his journey after more than two hours of detention.
It is supposed to be a watch from the Swiss luxury brand Audemars Piguet. We do not know which model exactly, but a cursory check in the search engine allows us to determine that watches from this company cost from approximately PLN 90,000 to even more than half a million zlotys.
“A total comedy of errors that would make a very funny cop movie.”
The informant emphasizes that Schwarzenegger was never asked to fill out the declaration form and answered “every question from customs officials honestly.” “He cooperated at every step, even though it was a series of mistakes, a total comedy of errors that could have been turned into a very funny movie about a cop – a CNN reporter heard. The actor agreed to pay potential taxes for the watch in advance, and the officers were unable to use it for an hour from the ATM. They finally gave up and took him to the bank, where they asked him to withdraw cash from the ATM to pay, the informant said.
The ATM that Schwarzenegger wanted to use first had the limit set too low and the bank was closed. Later, another officer was to bring in a new, working credit card machine.
Source: Gazeta
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