'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry's overdose death

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Apr 08, 2026 · 685 words · By Nardine Saad

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'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry overdose death A Los Angeles woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs that led to the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.

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Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty last September to five charges, including one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or bodily injury.

Common ground

Prosecutors described the American-British dual-national's North Hollywood home as a "drug-selling emporium" - selling a range of drugs to wealthy and well-connected clients.

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Claim 1: “Sangha has been detained since August of 2024, according to her attorneys.”

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Claim 2: “Federal authorities found dozens of ketamine vials during a raid at Sangha's Los Angeles home and accused her of supplying the injectable drug from her 'stash house' in North Hollywood since at least 2019.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 Canadian federal election took place on Monday, 21 October 2019. Candidates have been declared for each of the 338 electoral districts or "ridings".
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jasveen Sangha (born 22 July 1983) is a British-American convicted felon and drug dealer known as the Ketamine Queen. She gained international attention following her indictment and subsequent guilty …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasveen_Sangha

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American and Canadian actor. He gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Perry

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Claim 3: “A Los Angeles woman dubbed the 'Ketamine Queen' has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs that led to the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erik Fleming is an American film and television director and producer. He is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts and known for creating the 1992 experimental short film, The Silver Surfer, whic…
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Claim 4: “Perry, who had struggled with addiction for years, was found dead in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home in October 2023. Investigators determined his death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Bennett Perry (born January 4, 1941) is an American retired actor, singer and model. He is the father of the actor Matthew Perry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bennett_Perry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He led the Perry …
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Claim 5: “Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects and is supposed to be administered only by a physician.”

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Claim 6: “Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty last September to five charges, including one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or bodily injury.”

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Claim 7: “As part of her plea agreement, she also pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to a man named Cody McLaury in August 2019, who died hours after the purchase from a drug overdose, according to the justice department.”

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Claim 8: “Eric Fleming, who sold ketamine he obtained from Sangha to Perry, is scheduled to be sentenced in June.”

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Claim 9: “Dr Mark Chavez, a California doctor who sold the ketamine to Perry, was sentenced to eight months of home detention and three years of supervised release.”

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Claim 10: “Dr Salvador Plasencia, who supplied the actor with ketamine in the weeks before his death, was sentenced in December to 30 months in prison.”

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