Western MassachusettsUpdated: Oct. 29, 2025, 4:59 p.m.|Published: Oct. 29, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
LaMar Cook, former deputy director for the governor’s regional office in Springfield, was arraigned at Hampden District Court on Wednesday morning on charges of cocaine trafficking after 8 kilos of the drug were delivered to him at the state building on Dwight Street on Saturday. (Douglas Hook / The Republican)Douglas Hook
SPRINGFIELD — A former aide to the governor was arraigned Wednesday on drug charges after police say he received a delivery of cocaine to the “little Statehouse” in Springfield over the weekend.
LaMar Cook, 45, the recently fired deputy director for the governor’s regional office in Springfield, was arraigned on charges of drug trafficking, possession of a gun and ammunition without a license, and driving without a license.
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