{"id":25795,"date":"2024-01-19T21:21:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T21:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/arnold-schwarzenegger-detained-at-munich-airport-over-luxury-watch"},"modified":"2024-01-19T22:51:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T22:51:14","slug":"arnold-schwarzenegger-detained-at-munich-airport-over-luxury-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/arnold-schwarzenegger-detained-at-munich-airport-over-luxury-watch","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger detained at Munich airport over luxury watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger was held at Munich airport on Wednesday for failing to declare an expensive watch, a customs spokesman told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian-born actor and former governor of California, 76, was detained in the customs area on Wednesday afternoon after arriving from the United States, spokesman Thomas Meister said.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarzenegger was expected to be able to continue his journey later in the day, but &#8220;the watch will probably have to stay&#8221;, Meister said.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal proceedings were initiated against the &#8220;Terminator&#8221; star and former bodybuilding icon for tax evasion, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tax should have been paid on the watch because Schwarzenegger was intending to sell it in the European Union, according to Meister.<\/p>\n<p>The luxury timepiece was due to be auctioned at a fundraising dinner for Schwarzenegger&#8217;s climate initiative in Kitzbuehel on Thursday, the Bild daily reported.<\/p>\n<p>Items typically auctioned at such dinners include works of art and signed memorabilia, according to the initiative&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>The bespoke timepiece was made specially for Schwarzenegger by luxury Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet, according to Bild.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger was held at Munich airport on Wednesday for failing to declare an expensive watch, a customs spokesman told AFP. The Austrian-born actor and former governor of California, 76, was detained in the customs area on Wednesday afternoon after arriving from the United States, spokesman Thomas Meister said. 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