Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Vizcarrondo accused unidentified officers at the Danbury Police Department of helping the ringleader of a steroid and marijuana trafficking organization. Vizcarrondo told U.S. Magistrate Judge William Garfinkel in open court that alleged drug trafficker Mark Mansa was tipped off by the Danbury Police. Mansa was informed that he was the target of an ongoing federal drug investigation.
Furthermore, Vizcarrondo said that Mansa, the 46-year-old Bethel businessman who federal investigators say headed the steroid operation that numbered Greater Danbury high school student-athletes among its customers, bragged to associates that “his connections go further than the Danbury Police Department.”
The prosecutor said those connections included a lieutenant in the New Milford Police Department and officers in the Wilton Police Department.
The Danbury Police Department was put on the defensive and responded with a statement that denying federal prosecutor’s suggestion that Danbury Police officers had helped the accused steroid and marijuana dealer. The statement pointed out the fact that the Danbury Police initiated the investigation into Mansa and had requested the assistance of federal agents during the course of their investigation.
We believe the notion that a Danbury Officer or Officers provided “protection” will prove to be unfounded. The defendants were arrested by Danbury Officers with assistance from Federal Authorities.
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To date, we have not received any such credible information, other than the non specific allegations relayed in court on March 1st. We welcome any investigation into the members of the police department, and will cooperate fully with any such investigation.
The Mark Mansa case is primarily a marijuana trafficking investigation. However, Mansa allegedly distributed small quantities of anabolic steroids on a regular basis. The case has received a lot of attention partly to the allegation that Mansa sold steroids to high school student-athletes. Details suggesting an involvement with organized crime and police corruption have also made the case anything but an ordinary steroid investigation.
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