A federal judge sentenced Jasveen Sangha, known as the "Ketamine Queen," to 15 years in prison for her role in the ketamine death of Matthew Perry.
Prosecutors said Sangha was not just a street-level seller but part of a broader drug network that moved ketamine through Los Angeles, including from a North Hollywood stash house she operated. They argued that she helped supply the dose that killed Perry and that her conduct fit a larger pattern of illegal distribution.
Sangha pleaded guilty in September 2025 to five felony counts related to Perry's fatal overdose. Before the plea, she faced a possible maximum sentence of 65 years, a range that reflected the seriousness of the charges and the number of counts she admitted, according to CNN.
The case has already led to punishment for other people tied to Perry's death. Dr. Mark Chavez was sentenced to eight months of home confinement in December 2025 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine, while Dr. Salvador Plasencia received 2.5 years in prison earlier that month after admitting he illegally supplied ketamine to Perry.
Another defendant, Erik Fleming, and Perry's former personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, also pleaded guilty in the case. Reuters reported that Sangha was the last of the five charged defendants to be sentenced, the BBC reported.
Perry was found dead in October 2023 in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home. The county medical examiner ruled that the actor died from the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning and other factors also contributing to the death.
Before his death, Perry had built a long career in film and television. He became widely known as Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom "Friends," which ran from 1994 to 2004, and later earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for "The Ron Clark Story" and other work.
Investigators said Sangha's supply included multiple vials of ketamine, and one of them was linked to the dose that killed Perry. Court filings and plea records described her as someone who used coded language, hid drugs at a residence, and dealt with buyers through intermediaries, as per the New York Times.
