‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced to 15 years for selling death drugs to Matthew Perry

Jasveen Sangha, 42, was one of five people who pleaded guilty for their roles in Perry’s 2023 death, but the only one whose plea deal included an acknowledgment of causing the actor’s death.

During the sentencing hearing, Perry’s stepfather, Keith Morrison, addressed the court and Sangha.

Morrison called Perry a “brilliant and talented man,” adding he should have “had another act.” The news veteran got choked up during his statements.

“I feel bad for you Miss Sangha. I don’t hate you. You are a drug dealer,” he said to an emotional Sangha. Sangha was dressed in a white jump suit with her ankle shackled. She grabbed tissues from a box in front of her to wipe away her tears.

Sangha also addressed the court during the sentencing. “I take full responsibility,” she said, adding she had the “rug of life ripped out” from under her.

“The pain you’ve caused to hundreds maybe thousands is irreversible,” Debbie Perry, who is married to Matthew Perry’s father, John Bennett Perry, wrote in a victim impact statement ahead of the sentencing.

“There is no joy to be found, no light in the window. They won’t be back. That thought comes through our day everyday. No escape. You caused this. You who has talent for business. Enough to make money. Chose the one way that hurts people.”

She added: “To the court: please give this heartless woman the maximum prison sentence so she won’t be able to hurt other families like ours.”

A furious Mark Geragos, who represented Sangha, spoke to reporters outside the courthouse.

“No one was going to stop Mr. Perry from what he was doing … addiction will not be cured here by the sentence you hand down.”

Sangha, a dual British-American citizen, operated a sophisticated drug distribution hub out of a “stash house” in her North Hollywood home. Federal prosecutors say she catered to “high-end” clients, using her profits to fund a glamorous lifestyle.

Prosecutors said Sangha sold Perry a fatal batch of ketamine — specifically 25 vials of the drug for $6,000 — just four days before he died. Her plea deal included a direct admission that her drugs caused the actor’s death.

While her defense described her as an educated woman with a master’s degree who made a mistake, prosecutors pointed to her previous criminal record and initially sought 15 years of prison.

Before her indictment last year, the 42-year-old’s social media accounts showcased a jet-setting lifestyle, featuring photos of herself in luxurious settings in Spain, Japan and Dubai, as well as glimpses of her dual homes in London and Los Angeles.

Perry — widely known for his role as Chandler Bing on the sitcom “Friends” — was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28, 2023.

A medical examiner ruled his death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine, a surgical anesthetic.

Sangha became the third of five defendants to be sentenced after pleading guilty in connection with the overdose of the 54-year-old actor.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who illegally sold ketamine to Perry and injected him, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

Dr. Mark Chavez, a San Diego doctor who ran a ketamine clinic and was the source of the doses that Plasencia sold to Perry, received eight months of home detention and three years of supervised release.

Perry’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and Erik Fleming have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

Originally published as ‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced to 15 years for selling death drugs to Matthew Perry