‘Ketamine Queen’ Accepts Guilty Plea in Matthew Perry Death Case [WATCH]

Federal prosecutors announced Monday that Jasveen Sangha, the drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen,” has agreed to plead guilty to multiple charges in connection with the October 2023 death of actor Matthew Perry, as reported by The New York Post.

A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday. https://t.co/ISMvLycrt9 https://t.co/ISMvLycrt9

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Sangha, 42, faces up to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distributing ketamine, and one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

A formal plea hearing is expected to take place in the coming weeks.

Authorities said Sangha, a dual U.S. and U.K. citizen, operated her drug business out of her North Hollywood home, supplying ketamine, MDMA, Xanax, cocaine, and other substances. She has been in custody since August 2024, more than a year after Perry’s death.

Perry, 54, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2023. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined that ketamine was the primary cause of death.

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Prosecutors said Sangha provided the actor with dozens of doses of the drug despite his well-documented history of addiction.

Jasveen Sangha, or the ‘Ketamine Queen,’ has finally admitted to her role in the actor’s death. https://t.co/VnmfYYupE9

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Investigators revealed that after Perry’s death, Sangha and another dealer, 55-year-old Erik Fleming, attempted to conceal their ties to him.

Prosecutors released a voicemail in which Fleming told Sangha, “I’m 90% sure everyone is protected. I never dealt with [Perry]. Only his Assistant. So the Assistant was the enabler.”

Sangha’s criminal history stretches back several years. She admitted to supplying ketamine to a man who fatally overdosed in August 2019 and had previously been accused of selling methamphetamine beginning in June 2019.

Neighbors reported unusual activity at her residence, including late-night visits from individuals carrying suitcases.

Several others have also been charged in relation to Perry’s death. Fleming pleaded guilty in August 2024 to ketamine distribution charges and faces up to 25 years in prison at his November sentencing.

Perry’s assistant, 60-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa, admitted to injecting him with the fatal dose of ketamine and pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death. He faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced in November.

Two arrests made in the Matthew Perry case.

The “Ketamine Queen”, Jasveen Sangha, and Dr. Salvador Plasencia.

There are additional charges for at least 3 others including another doctor and Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry’s assistant.

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Another co-defendant, 55-year-old San Diego physician Mark Chavez, pleaded guilty in October 2024 to conspiring to distribute ketamine and faces up to 10 years in prison when sentenced in September.

Additionally, Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of ketamine distribution. He faces up to 10 years in prison per count at his sentencing scheduled for December.

Perry’s death has led to heightened scrutiny of illicit ketamine distribution in Los Angeles and a series of prosecutions targeting those who supplied the drug.

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