Jasveen Sangha, the “Ketamine Queen,” Continued Her Illegal Operations Months After Matthew Perry’s Tragic Death
New court documents reveal that Jasveen Sangha, also known as the “Ketamine Queen,” continued to operate her drug den for months after Matthew Perry’s death in October 2023. Sangha allegedly attempted to cover up her crimes, according to the documents.
Prosecutors accused Sangha of engaging in a five-year-long drug business. In March, law enforcement seized a large quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine pills, ketamine, and fraudulently obtained pharmaceutical pills, at the “Sangha Stash House” in North Hollywood, California.
Sangha was released on a $100,000 bond in March after being charged with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
In addition to Perry’s death, Sangha is also linked to a second fatal drug overdose. She allegedly distributed ketamine to Cody McLaury in August 2019, who died of an overdose within a day. The indictment stated that there are “likely more victims” due to the amount of drugs Sangha allegedly sold. Perry died at age 54 from the “acute effects of ketamine.”
Mike Pont/WireImage Five people have been indicted on federal charges stemming from the investigation into Friends actor Matthew Perry’s death, the US Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, August 15. An autopsy revealed that Perry died as a result of the “acute effects of ketamine” on October 28, 2023. His personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, as well […]
The filing accused Sangha of attempting to destroy evidence after news broke of Perry’s death. Sangha allegedly messaged Erik Fleming, who was the broker between Perry and Sangha, via the messaging app Signal to “delete all” their messages.
In March 2023, investigators searched the “Sangha Stash House” and found a large quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine, ketamine, and cocaine. Sangha also possessed drug trafficking tools, including a money counter, a scale covered in drug residue, a signal and hidden camera detector, and other drug paraphernalia.
The filing also notes that Sangha saved videos of herself “cooking” liquid ketamine on a stove top to convert it to powder form.
Two months after Matthew Perry died at age 54 in October 2023, his death was ruled an accident. That ruling proved to be far from the end of the story. A December 2023 toxicology report concluded that Perry died from “the acute effects of ketamine.” The report noted that Perry had been receiving regular ketamine […]
Earlier this month, Sangha was arrested in connection with Perry’s death alongside four others. Sangha was additionally charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, one count of possession with intent to distribute ketamine, and five counts of distribution of ketamine. Sangha pleaded not guilty. If found guilty on all charges, Sangha would face a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.
In addition to Sangha, Perry’s live-in assistant Kenny Iwamasa was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, to which he pleaded guilty. On the day of the actor’s death, Iwamasa administered three doses of ketamine to Perry. Iwamasa claimed he administered 27 total doses in the final five days of Perry’s life. The assistant, who did not have any medical training, followed instructions laid out by Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who has also been charged in the case. San Diego physician Dr. Mark Chavez also has been charged and agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
Fleming, who has pleaded guilty, agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and testify that defendant was his drug source, per docs. Iwamasa has also agreed to testify that it was ketamine that he received from Fleming that killed Perry.
