Arnold Schwarzenegger is arrested at Munich airport for refusing to declare an expensive watch

Arnold Schwarzeneggerhttps://www.terra.com.br/diversao/entre-telas/ was arrested at Munich Airport, Germany, this Wednesday the 17th, and will face criminal proceedings for failing to declare a luxury watch he intended to auction.

The luxury object, belonging to the Audemars Piguet brand, will be auctioned at a charity event on Thursday 17th, in the city of Kitzbuhen, Austria.

Because of the watch, the actor and former governor of California was held for more than three hours before being released to continue his journey. In this interval, Arnold Schwarzenegger he was questioned by customs officers and would “cooperate every step of the way”, a source said CNN International.

The actor also agreed to pay any taxes on the watch up front. Initially the police took him to an ATM to withdraw money. However, the ATM had a very low limit and the bank was closed. When Schwarzenegger returned, a new police officer brought a new credit card machine that worked.

In an interview, the press officer, Thomas Meister, from the German Federal Revenue Agency, stressed that the procedure is standard. “He didn’t declare a product. A product that was imported from third countries to remain in the European Union. This process applies to everyone,” she said.

Source: Terra