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

BBC News · · 685 words · By Nardine Saad
Drug Trafficking and Legal Consequences Impact of Substance Abuse on Celebrities
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“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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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 …
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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…
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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.”
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“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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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…
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“Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects and is supposed to be administered only by a physician.”
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“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 — 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 …
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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…
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“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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“Sangha has been detained since August of 2024, according to her attorneys.”
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“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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“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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“Eric Fleming, who sold ketamine he obtained from Sangha to Perry, is scheduled to be sentenced in June.”
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