by The Instagram page of Jasveen Sangha, the so-called “Ketamine Queen” who has been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s drug overdose death, features pictures of amazing vacations, glamorous photos and great nights out.
Sangha, 41, and four others were arrested and charged in August with supplying ketamine to the Friends star who killed him on October 28 last year, authorities said yesterday.
Other suspects include Perry’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s acquaintance Erik Fleming and two doctors, Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez.
According to an indictment unsealed in Los Angeles federal court, Iwamasa and Erik Fleming worked with the two doctors to obtain large quantities of ketamine for Perry in the period leading up to his death.
Sangha, meanwhile, is accused of supplying Perry with the doses of ketamine that ultimately killed him, U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada said at a press conference.
She is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, one count of maintaining a drug-related premises, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute ketamine, and five counts of distribution of ketamine.
So who is Jasveen Sangha – the woman known as “The Ketamine Queen” in North Hollywood?
A lavish, jetset lifestyle
Before her arrest, Sangha apparently enjoyed taking a great vacation and club hopping in LA with friends.
Photos shared on her Instagram account appear to show she enjoyed a trip to Japan on November 8 – less than two weeks after Perry’s death.
In the posts, which she labeled as Japan 23, she is seen dressed in a traditional Japanese Kimono, sipping cocktails and enjoying views from a skyscraper with friends.
Another vacation posted on the highlights section of her social media profile shows her enjoying a trip to Mexico in February this year.
Sangha posted pictures of herself sunbathing by a luxurious pool and overlooking the beach, sipping cocktails.
She has posed for several glamorous photo shoots, including one with a gun to shoot fake dollar bills.
“Play money, but don’t play with my money,” she wrote on the caption.
Connect with another ketamine death
But besides Perry, Sangha has also been linked to another tragic drug-related death, according to prosecutors.
In August 2019, Sangha allegedly sold ketamine to Cody McLaury, 38, in the hours before he died of an overdose.
After his death, McLaury’s family members sent Sangha a text message saying his ketamine had killed him, prosecutors said.
After receiving the message, Sangha searched on Google for “can ketamine be listed as a cause of death?” prosecutors said.
According to the indictment, Sangha continued to sell ketamine from her stash house after McLaury’s death.
Estrada described Sangha’s home in North Hollywood as a “drug-selling emporium” and called it the “Sangha Stash House” in the indictment. It is there that she allegedly packaged and distributed the drugs to her “high end” and celebrity clients.
Matthew Perry: From deal to death
Sangha began supplying Perry with ketamine in mid-October – just days before he died, according to prosecutors.
And, according to the indictment, it was ketamine she supplied on October 24, 2023 that ultimately caused Perry’s death on October 28.
Sangha’s involvement allegedly began when Plasencia – who allegedly supplied the drug – began having supply problems.
Plasencia saw Perry, 54, as a cash cow, the indictment alleges, citing text messages he sent to Chavez about a month before the actress’ death. “I wonder how much this lot will pay,” he wrote in one. “Let’s find out,” he wrote in another.
In a third text to Chavez, Plasencia described Perry’s meeting as a “bad movie.”
Plasencia sometimes gave Perry ketamine, and in one visit he shot up to 360 milligrams of the drug over the course of an hour, the indictment says. Plasencia also taught Iwamasa how to inject Perry with ketamine, leaving the drug and syringe supply behind in exchange for $4,500, according to the indictment. In early October 2023, the indictment says Iwamasa texted Plasencia an order for eight vials of ketamine, referring to them as “8 bottles of Dr. pepper.”
On October 12 last year, Plasencia gave Perry a “massive dose of ketamine” that caused the actor to unexpectedly “freeze” and strained his blood, thickening the doctor, according to the indictment
When Plasencia started having supply problems, Perry went between them to Sangha, who said she had a “master chef” cooking ketamine for her, the indictment says. And since Perry bought a lot of her product, Sangha provided him with ketamine lollipops as a “supplement,” the indictment says.
In the days leading up to Perry’s death, Iwamasa gave him at least 15 shots of ketamine, all of which were administered by Sangha, according to the indictment. It says Iwamasa gave Perry the last three doses of ketamine bought from Sangha, using needles provided by Plasencia, on October 28, 2023 – the date the actor was found dead in his hot tub.
Later that same day, the indictment says Sangha sent a message to Fleming on Signal, writing: “Delete all our messages.”
Now, nine months later, the five suspects including Sangha are facing a series of charges.
