'There Are Likely More Victims' of 'Ketamine Queen' Charged in Matthew Perry's Death, Feds Claim

Mar. 15, 2025

Jasveen Sangha.Photo:Jojo Korsh/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Jojo Korsh/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Federal authorities believe the so-called"Ketamine Queen”at the center of the investigation surroundingMatthew Perry’sdeath may be responsible for more deaths given the alleged scope of her drug dealing.

Jasveen Sangha has been charged with several drug-related offenses in connection with theFriendsstar’s death.

Perry, who wasfound in his jacuzzion Oct. 28, 2023, in his Los Angeles, Calif., died from“acute effects of ketamine,”authorities previously said.

Last week, California officials announceddrug-related chargesagainst five people, including Sangha, in connection with Perry’s death.

Matthew Perry.Newsmakers/Getty

Newsmakers/Getty

The indictment alleges that Sangha “is linked to at least two drug overdose deaths and, given the volume of drugs defendant sold, there are likely more victims."

Years before Perry’s death, Sangha was connected to another ketamine-related death of a victim, the indictment claims.

In August 2019, Sangha allegedly sold ketamine to a person identified only as C.M. in the indictment. C.M., died of a drug overdose the same day.

A family member of the victim’s allegedly messaged Sangha: “The ketamine you sold my brother killed him. It’s listed as the cause of death,” per the indictment.

Sangha searched “can ketamine be listed as a cause of death[?]” on Google, which confirmed that it is possible for ketamine to have killed the victim, the indictment claims.

“Rather than stop her operation after Victim C.M.’s death, defendant continue to deal out of the SANGHA Stash Location and continued to sell ketamine even after Victim M.P. died in 2023, until she was apprehended in 2024,” the indictment alleges, referencing Matthew Perry’s 2023 death.

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Sangha has been chargedwith conspiracy to distribute ketamine, maintaining a drug-involved premises, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute ketamine and several counts of distribution of ketamine, per the DOJ.

The others charged in the case are Dr. Salvador Plasencia, Mark Chavez, Erik Fleming and Perry’s long-timeassistant Kenneth Iwamasa. Fleming and Iwamasa have pleaded guilty to their respective charges; Chavez is expected to plead guilty.

Plasencia has entered not guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, distribution of ketamine and altering and falsifying documents or records related to the federal investigation, perCNN.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Sangha has entered pleas.

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source: people.com