“He was detained for three hours. He owns the watch. None of the people I know who sat next to me on our commercial flight filled out the declaration form, including Arnold — he got to customs, and they told him he was selected 'at random,'” Ketchel said. To be inspected.” “During the inspection, he answered every question asked by the customs officer, so to say that he did not declare anything is 100 percent false.”
Thomas Meister, a spokesman for Munich customs, said the tax should have been paid on the watch because Schwarzenegger intended to sell it in the European Union. The watch, made specifically for Schwarzenegger by Swiss luxury brand Audemars Piguet, is likely to be auctioned off at a fundraising dinner for the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative in Kitzbühel, Austria, on Thursday.
A photo published by the German daily newspaper Bild showed Schwarzenegger holding the watch box while customs officials sat in the background in front of a computer.
“All is well now, and we look forward to a successful Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative charity event tomorrow,” Ketchell said.
It's unclear what legal consequences, if any, the Terminator star might face, but the investigation could result in a fine or a court appearance.
“The lawyers are handling it,” Kitchel said. “We don't expect any problems because Arnold always pays his taxes.”
