Overview
- Cook, 45, was arrested Tuesday following an investigation involving Massachusetts State Police, Homeland Security and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.
- He is charged with cocaine trafficking as well as unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, with arraignment expected Wednesday in Springfield District Court.
- A controlled delivery to the Springfield State Office Building intercepted about 8 kilograms on Saturday, and investigators searched his office there Monday night.
- Two packages seized at Hotel UMass in Amherst on Oct. 10 contained approximately 13 kilograms, and prosecutors say the evidence aligns with the Springfield recovery.
- The governor’s office called the conduct a major breach of public trust and confirmed Cook’s immediate termination from his western Massachusetts deputy director role.