A Springfield-based aide to Gov. Maura Healey is charged with cocaine trafficking after prosecutors say investigators intercepted eight kilograms slated for delivery to a state office building where the man worked.

LaMar Cook, 45, of Springfield, also faces charges of illegally owning a firearm and ammunition, the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office said. He’s expected to be arraigned in Springfield District Court Wednesday, though it was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

Cook served as deputy director of Healey’s Western Massachusetts office, according to his LinkedIn page and an archived staff directory . A spokesperson for the governor’s office said state officials fired Cook “effectively immediately” after learning of his arrest

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