The former deputy director of Gov. Maura Healey's western Massachusetts office has been granted bail, weeks after his arrest on drug and gun charges.

Lamar Cook, 45, of Springfield, was arrested Oct. 28 and charged with trafficking cocaine after police seized eight kilograms of the drug delivered to the Springfield state office building where he worked.

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He was fired from his state job in the wake of his arrest, the governor's office said. He is charged with trafficking 200 grams or more of cocaine, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition, according to the Hampden District Attorney Office.

Cook appeared in Springfield District Court on Oct. 31 for a dangerousness hearing, where a ju

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