LaMar Cook, a Springfield-based aide to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey got busted trying to ship with 18 pounds of cocaine to the downtown state building where he worked

The audacity. LaMar Cook, a Springfield-based aide to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has been arrested after allegedly attempting to turn his government office into a drop spot for nearly 18 pounds of cocaine.

According to The Boston Globe, LaMar Cook, was arrested after authorities intercepted eight kilograms of cocaine scheduled for delivery to the downtown state building where he worked.

Eight. Kilos. To a government office. Honestly, LaMar Cook, I partially love the insanity of it all but the the bigger part of me can’t help but question the logistics here.

Cook, 45, was charged with cocaine trafficking, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, and driving without a license. He pleaded not guilty and is currently sitting in jail awaiting a dangerousness hearing. Governor Healey’s office fired him immediately, calling his conduct “unacceptable” and “a major breach of public trust.”

No shit…lol

LaMar Cook was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with trafficking cocaine after police seized eight kilograms of the drug delivered to the Springfield state office building where he worked.

The deputy director of Gov. Maura Healey's western Massachusetts office was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with trafficking cocaine after police seized eight kilograms of the drug delivered to the Springfield state office building where he worked. pic.twitter.com/xEo0zRS43l

— Fall River Reporter (@FallRiverReport) October 29, 2025

If that wasn’t wild enough, investigators also linked Cook to a previous bust earlier this month. Two suspicious packages were seized at Hotel UMass in Amherst containing 13 more kilograms of cocaine.

LaMar Cook used to run that hotel. The man’s basically been trying to turn Western Massachusetts into Narcos: Amherst Edition.

To put it in perspective, that’s nearly 50 pounds of cocaine tied to one guy who thought it’d be smart to have drug shipments sent directly to government buildings and a college hotel he used to manage.

Nice job, you fucking genius.

I won’t speak too badly on LaMar Cook. I don’t exactly speak from the perspective of a Boy Scout here. Back in the mid-2000s, I knew people who were dabbling in some less-than-legal online orders. It was a simpler time… the Silk Road was alive and well, Bitcoin wallets were cheaper than a four-person meal at Five Guys in 2025, and hollowed-out Xboxes stuffed with weed and anything else our developing college brains could imagine.

Even back then, the first rule of that kind of business was never send anything to your own name, your own address, or anywhere near where you work. You used burner phones, fake names, decoy addresses. Pretty anything to stay anonymous, right?

LaMar Cook apparently missed that day in “Crime 101.”

What’s insane is that he didn’t stop after the first seizure. Police already intercepted 29 pounds of cocaine earlier this month tied to his past job, and he allegedly tried to run it back again? This time straight to his government building where he was working?

The arrogance is hilariously unbelievable. You can’t be slinging kilos through the same address that gets your HR memos.

At this point, it’s fair to assume Cook isn’t the top of the food chain.

Nobody in their right mind coordinates 50 pounds of cocaine alone. This feels like the middleman finally getting sloppy — a bureaucrat who thought his state connections made him untouchable.

But that’s what makes this story so strange. The investigation stops at Cook, at least for now. Where was the cocaine going next? Who was waiting for it? What would’ve happened if the packages actually landed on his desk? You don’t move that much product without a bigger network behind it.

My guess? There’s a lot more going on under the surface here and probably more than one government office that’s about to start sweating.

Until then, let’s just appreciate the absolute audacity. A man in state government thought he could run a cocaine operation out of a public building. That’s not confidence. That’s stupidity on a spiritual level.

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