England footballer Jonjo Shelvey clocked by customs for failing to declare his new £15k Swiss watch

ENGLAND footy star Jonjo Shelvey was quizzed by customs officials after allegedly failing to declare a £15,000 watch.
The Newcastle United ace was stopped by Border Force officials, understood to be acting on a tip-off, after he walked through the “nothing to declare” channel at security.
The £80,000-a-week midfielder — who signed for the relegated Magpies in January — was intercepted at Newcastle Airport on Monday night.
He was returning to Tyneside on a flight from Geneva, where it is understood he bought a watch worth £15,000.
During questioning Shelvey, 24, is said to have admitted to the purchase and agreed to pay just over £3,000 in duty on the watch.
There is no suggestion Shelvey deliberately tried to avoid paying duty on the watch.
A Border Force spokesman said: “Passengers travelling on commercial flights to the UK from outside the EU with goods worth more than £390 must declare them in the red channel or at the red point.
“Where a passenger incorrectly uses the green channel and goods in excess of the £390 allowance are discovered, they are liable for the duty on the items."