Death of Matthew Perry: the ketamine queen gets 15 years in prison

Jasveen Sangha, 42, had pleaded guilty. She was accused of distributing ketamine which directly led to the actor’s death.

The legal drama surrounding the death of Matthew Perry is reaching one of its most serious conclusions. The nicknamed “queen of ketamine” has just received a 15-year prison sentence.

Jasveen Sangha, a drug trafficker known in Hollywood circles, has just been sentenced. She was being prosecuted for illegally selling ketamine to the Friends star in 2023. Aged 42, she pleaded guilty last year to five federal charges, including operating a place linked to drug trafficking; three counts of distribution of ketamine and one count of distribution resulting in death.

Prosecutors described a well-established system, citing “a large-scale trafficking activity operated from his home in North Hollywood”, targeting a wealthy and influential clientele.

In October 2023, Sangha and an accomplice sold Matthew Perry 51 vials of ketamine. The drugs were then given to the actor’s personal assistant. It was the latter who allegedly administered several injections to him. At least three doses. Enough to cause death.

On October 28, 2023, Matthew Perry was found lifeless in the jacuzzi of his home in Los Angeles. The autopsy concluded that death was linked to the acute effects of ketamine, aggravated in particular by the presence of buprenorphine, drowning and coronary heart disease.

But the matter does not stop at Sangha. His associate and the actor’s assistant have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. Two other men involved in the supply of ketamine have already been tried: Salvador Plasencia is serving a 2.5 year prison sentence and Mark Chavez was sentenced to 3 years of probation.

Beyond the tragic fate of Matthew Perry, this file highlights structured trafficking, directly targeting celebrities. A business now exposed. And which today results in an exemplary conviction.