Arrests in drug investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death: Sources

Several people are now facing federal charges in connection with the ketamine death of Friends star Matthew PerryABC News learned.

According to law enforcement sources, the arrests were made during an operation in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The charges will be announced later Thursday at a press conference with the U.S. Attorney for Los Angeles and the DEA director.

Perry died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54. He was found unconscious in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home, police said. An autopsy report found he died from the acute effects of ketamine.

According to the autopsy report, Perry had high levels of ketamine in his blood, likely lost consciousness and then went underwater.

According to the autopsy report, he was receiving ketamine infusions for depression and anxiety. The last therapy was 1 1/2 weeks before his death. The medical examiner wrote that the ketamine in his body at the time of his death could not have come from this infusion therapy because the half-life of ketamine is three to four hours or less. His method of ingestion was listed in the report as unknown.