Customs officials reportedly charge actor €35,000 after alleged failure to declare item intended for climate charity auction

Arnold Schwarzenegger was briefly held by customs officers at Munich airport on Wednesday after allegedly failing to declare a €26,000 (£22,000) Audemars Piguet watch the Terminator star was planning to sell at an auction in aid of his climate crisis charity.

The Austrian-born actor and former governor of California, 76, was stopped at the airport for about three hours upon arrival from Los Angeles, according to the German tabloid Bild, which quoted customs officials.

Schwarzenegger was taken aside by officers who searched his luggage and found the watch, which the actor had allegedly not declared on his arrivals customs form.

A spokesperson for the main customs office in Munich said: “We have initiated criminal tax proceedings. The watch should have been registered because it is an import.” We

  • @Tja
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    15 months ago

    I live like 500 meter from the memorial so I knew about it, and I’m sure it’s quite famous in Manchester, but I don’t think it’s an extremely well known event.

    • Flying Squid
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      15 months ago

      When Steven Spielberg makes a movie about something, I’d say it’s pretty well known.

      • @Tja
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        25 months ago

        I agree.