Doctors claim ketamine queen continued to run drug den after Matthew Perry's death

Jasveen Sanghaalso known as the “Ketamine Queen”, continued her drug trafficking months after Matthew Perrydeath of Ms Ashton in October 2023 and later tried to cover up her crimes, new court documents show that We weekly discover.

In the documents, prosecutors accused Sangha of being “involved in drug trafficking for half a decade.” In March, law enforcement seized “several pounds of methamphetamine pills, 79 vials of ketamine, fraudulently obtained pharmaceutical pills and other illegal drugs” at the Sangha Stash House in North Hollywood, California.

That same month, Sangha was released on $100,000 bail after initially being charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to resell.

In addition to Perry's death, Sangha is also linked to a second fatal drug overdose. Sangha is also alleged to have supplied ketamine to a person named Cody McLaury in August 2019, who died of an overdose within a day. The indictment states that there are “likely more victims” due to the amount of drugs Sangha allegedly sold. Friends star Perry died at the age of 54 from the “acute effects of ketamine,” according to Us previously confirmed.

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The filing accuses Sangha of attempting to destroy evidence after news of Perry's death became known worldwide. Sangha allegedly sent Erik Fleming, who acted as an intermediary between Perry and Sangha, a message via the messaging app Signal demanding that he delete “all” of her messages. The documents state that after Perry's death, Fleming allegedly asked if “K” would stay in “your system or be flushed out.”

In March 2023, investigators raided the “Sangha Stash House” and found three pounds of counterfeit methamphetamine pills, 79 vials of ketamine, ketamine powder, 2,127 grams of Xanax pills, psilocybin mushrooms, and cocaine. Sangha also possessed drug trafficking tools, including a money counter, a scale covered in drug residue, a signal and hidden camera detector, and other drug paraphernalia, a drug ledger, and a firearm registered to Sangha's boyfriend, according to records.

The files also say that Sangha stored videos of herself “cooking” liquid ketamine on a stove to turn it into powder form.

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Two months after Matthew Perry died in October 2023 at the age of 54, his death was ruled an accident. However, that ruling was far from the end of the story. A December 2023 toxicology report concluded that Perry died from “the acute effects of ketamine.” The report noted that Perry had been receiving ketamine on a regular basis. […]

Earlier this month, Sangha was arrested along with four other people in connection with Perry's death. Sangha was additionally charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, one count of operating a drug-related establishment, one count of possession with intent to distribute ketamine and five counts of distribution of ketamine. Sangha pleaded not guilty. Us If found guilty on all counts, Sangha faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment.

Alongside Sangha, Perry’s assistant, Kenny Iwamasa was charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death, to which he pleaded guilty. On the day of the actor's death, Iwamasa administered three doses of ketamine to Perry. Iwamasa claimed he administered a total of 27 doses in the last five days of Perry's life. The assistant, who had no medical training, followed the instructions of Salvador Plasenciawho was also charged in this case. The doctor from San Diego, Mark Chavezwas also indicted and agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

Fleming, who pleaded guilty, agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and testify that the defendant was his drug source, according to documents. Iwamasa also agreed to testify that Perry died from ketamine he received from Fleming.