ALERT: Anesthetic trafficker sentenced to 15 years for death of ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry
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Almost three years after the death of Matthew Perry, a woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of distributing drugs, including the anesthetic from which the actor, known for his role as ‘Chandler’ in the series ‘Friends’, died. Jasveen Sangha, called the ‘Queen of Ketamine’, had pleaded guilty in September 2025 to one count of maintaining a premises related to drug trafficking, three others for distribution of ketamine and another for distribution of the anesthetic that caused bodily injury or death to different people who consumed the product. Prosecutors said that for an extensive time, the 42-year-old woman operated a drug trafficking business from her home in North Hollywood and is credited with the deaths of at least two people, Perry being one of them. “To cultivate her business, Sangha promoted herself as an exclusive distributor serving a high-profile Hollywood clientele. As she worked to expand and profit from her drug trafficking, she knew – and ignored – the serious harm her conduct was causing,” the ruling said. Sangha is one of the five people responsible for Perry’s death. As reflected in the court documents, the ‘Queen of Ketamine’ collaborated with Erik Fleming to bring ketamine to the actor, knowing of the drug addiction problems he had. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must allow audience measurement and advertising cookies. Accept Manage my options Perry was found dead on October 28, 2023, unconscious in a hot tub at his Los Angeles residence. The autopsy of the 54-year-old man showed that he died from the acute effects of ketamine. During the month of his death, Sangha and Fleming sold Perry 51 vials of ketamine, given to his assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, who injected him at least three times with the substance, a lethal dose. In addition to the woman sentenced this Wednesday, two other perpetrators who are already serving their sentence are Dr. Mark Chávez – with eight months of house arrest for conspiracy to distribute ketamine – and Dr. Salvador Plascencia, with 30 months in prison for distributing the substance. For his part, Iwamasa will be sentenced on April 22; while Flemming will do so on the 29th of this month. With EFE
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