Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained at Munich airport on Wednesday after failing to declare an expensive watch, a customs spokesman told AFP.
The Austrian-born actor and former California governor, 76, was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon in the customs area after arriving from the United States, spokesman Thomas Meister said.
Schwarzenegger is expected to be able to resume his journey later in the day, but "the watch will probably have to stay," Meister said.
The "Terminator" star and former bodybuilding icon is being prosecuted for tax evasion, he said.
The watch had to be taxed because Schwarzenegger intended to sell it in the European Union, says Meister.
The luxury watch was to be auctioned at a fundraising dinner for Schwarzenegger's climate initiative in Kitzbühel on Thursday, Bild daily reported.
Items typically auctioned off at such dinners include artwork and signed memorabilia, according to the initiative's website.
A custom-made watch for Schwarzenegger was made by the Swiss manufacturer of ultra-luxury watches Audemars Piguet, according to Bild.
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