Arnold Schwarzenegger held at German airport after failing to declare expensive watch

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Chris Stern and Jorge Engels | CNN

Arnold Schwarzenegger will face criminal tax proceedings after failing to declare an item upon arrival to Germany, a Munich Customs press officer told CNN Wednesday.

“He did not declare a product. A product that was imported from non-EU countries in order to remain in the EU. And this process applies to everyone,” the press officer Thomas Meister said.

Meister said the former California governor and movie star was released and traveled on after being held for more than two hours.

“Arnold was detained for three hours today at Munich airport for traveling with a watch he owns, that he might be auctioning at his charity auction tomorrow in Kitzbuhel (in Austria),” a source close to the actor told CNN.

The source said the item in question was a watch from Swiss luxury brand Audemars Piguet.

Schwarzenegger was never asked to fill out a declaration form and he answered “every question from customs officers honestly,” the source said.