October 29, 2025 – Springfield, MA – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced today that an ongoing investigation has resulted in the arrest of Lamar Cook, 45, of Springfield.

The investigation is being conducted by the Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team (CINRET West), the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Hampden District Attorney, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other partner agencies.

To date, investigators have seized multiple parcels containing a combined total of approximately 21 kilograms of suspected cocaine, including approximately 8 kilograms that were intercepted on Saturday, October 25, 2025, during a controlled delivery operation in Springfield.

The controlled delivery took place at 436 Dwight St., the Springfield State Office Building, where the suspect was employed. On Monday night, October 27, 2025, investigators executed a search warrant of the suspect’s former office within the office building.

Lamar Cook was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 28 in the evening while operating his vehicle in Springfield. He has been charged with Cocaine, Trafficking in, 200 Grams or More (in relation to the approximately 8 kilograms seized from the Springfield State Office Building operation); Unlawful Possession of a Firearm; Unlawful Possession of Ammunition; and is expected to be arraigned in Springfield District Court today, Oct. 29, 2025. Cook is presumed innocent of all allegations until proven guilty.

The investigation stems from two prior seizures conducted by law enforcement earlier this month. On October 10, 2025, investigators intercepted and searched two suspicious packages at Hotel UMass in Amherst, which were found to contain approximately 13 kilograms of suspected cocaine. Evidence collected during that operation was consistent with the narcotics recovered during the most recent controlled delivery in Springfield. The investigation into the UMass seizure remains ongoing and may result in additional charges related to the prior shipments in Hampshire County.

This investigation is ongoing and active.