Another Soprano's Star Enjoys The Cuffs

Posted Thursday, September 6, 2001 at 4:47 PM Central

by Heather Koehler

If the Soprano's cast keeps it up, they may just get their own jail. This time it was Vincent Pastore, who played Pussy on the HBO hit series, was detained at U.S. Customs in Minnesota on Sunday for smuggling...cigars.

Officials searched his luggage and found a $400 box of Cuban cigars, something the United States just doesn't allow. Vinnie and friend Paul Borghese were returning from Canada, where they were searching for shooting locations for their newest project, a movie titled 'Agida.'

Pussy thinks he was "singled out because he looked the part." The buddies couldn't believe they were searched but even more shocked when the officials had the nerve to ask for Vinnie's autograph after confiscating his stogies and holding him for 45 minutes.

In perfect pr fashion, Vinnie appeased the fans with a nice little note, "Dear customs officers, thanks for breaking my f**king ba**s."