A Springfield judge has modified the detention status of Lamar Cook, setting cash bail for Gov. Maura Healey’s aide, arrested and charged with cocaine trafficking, at $75,000.
Hampden Superior Court Judge William J. Ritter has also ordered Cook, 45, of Springfield, to forfeit his passport.
This comes after Cook was initially held without the right to bail after pleading guilty late last month to a charge of trafficking cocaine — roughly 18 pounds of it, worth more than $110,000 — and firearms violations.
Ritter ruled that while Cook remains a danger, new conditions for his release could be imposed to ensure the community’s safety, according to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.
In a written decision, Ritter noted there was “strong evidence of sophisticated drug operations; defenda

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