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| Aide to embattled woke governor busted for drug trafficking after 8 kilos of cocaine delivered to his state office | |
| 2025-10-30 | |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] An aide to embattled Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has been arrested for drug trafficking after he allegedly sent eight kilograms of cocaine to his state office. LaMar Cook, 45,
It began on October 10, when authorities seized two suspicious packages containing 13 kilograms - or nearly 29 pounds - of cocaine at Hotel UMass in Amherst, where Cook served as director for nearly seven years. "Personal use, man" On Saturday, Massachusetts State Police intercepted the eight kilograms - or nearly 18 pounds at the state building in Springfield. A trooper then posed as a deliver worker to hand over the parcel to Cook, whom police say was at the building waiting for the drugs. He is now facing charges of cocaine trafficking, as well as charges for carrying a gun and ammunition without a license and driving without a license. He pleaded not guilty to the charges in Springfield District Court on Wednesday, when Judge William Rota ordered he be held at Hampden County Jai pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Friday. The judge also set a $25,000 bond in connection with the gun charge. 'You'll be our guest for a few days, but you'll have a full and complete hearing on Friday,' Rota told Cook. But outside of the courthouse, Cook's lawyer, Kedar Ismail, told reporters he is 'looking forward to clearing [Cook's] name.' "Clearly, bitch set my boy up" "What bitch? Who?" "I don't know yet, but we'll find her" In the meantime, Cook has lost his position in the Massachusetts state government, with a spokeswoman for Healey's office saying his conduct was 'unacceptable and represents a major breach of the public trust.' She added that Cook, who was serving as deputy director of the governor's Western Massachusetts office, was 'fired immediately' upon his arrest. 'The criminal investigation is ongoing and our administration will work with law enforcement to assist them in their work,' spokeswoman Karissa Hand said. Cook was appointed to serve under Healey in 2023, when the governor praised him and Kristen Elechko, the director of the Springfield office, as 'two proven leaders with deep ties to Western Mass. 'They know the communities, they know the businesses, they know the needs and opportunities of the region,' Healey said at the time, according to the Boston Globe. Cook had made a name for himself in the Springfield community by serving on the Springfield Community Preservation Committee and as the cofounder of the Back to School Brighter Initiative, which provides children in the city with free haircuts, backpacks and school supplies. He also ran for Springfield City council and the local school board. Related: Maura Healey 10/29/2025 Blue city's [Boston] homicide increase 'flashing red warning light' to soft-on-crime experiment: expert Maura Healey 08/31/2025 Boston whistleblower warns of migrant crime spillover as Trump's crackdown looms Maura Healey 08/24/2025 President Trump just canceled $32 million for materials to fix roads and bridges in Massachusetts | |
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