Before he passed away, Matthew Perry, who portrayed Chandler on Friends, began purchasing narcotics from a man referred to as the “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles.”
On October 28, 2023, Perry was discovered dead in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home after taking an accidental overdose. In relation to the death, five persons were taken into custody on Thursday.
Perry, fifty-four, turned to Jasveen Sangha, a drug dealer, because the ketamine he was taking from physicians was growing too costly.
The indictment accuses Sangha, a North Hollywood resident, of selling ketamine and other narcotics and of giving Perry’s helper the dose that ultimately killed him on eighteen counts.
Sangha’s North Hollywood residence was visited by multiple TV news vehicles on Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Sun.
She resides in a 1,387-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment that was last listed for $3,195 per month in 2019, according to property records.
What is known already…
The well-known actor from Friends, Matthew Perry, was discovered dead on October 28, 2023, following an overdose of drugs. His death was attributed to five persons.
Doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, as well as Kenneth Iwamasa, who shared a residence with Perry, broker Mark Fleming, and drug-selling suspect Jasveen Sangha, were all identified as suspects in the federal indictment.
According to investigators, in the fall of 2023, Matthew Perry developed a new narcotic addiction.
Between September and October of 2023, Perry received roughly 70 vials of ketamine from Plasencia, Chavez, and Sangha.
The five suspects intended to send the drugs to Perry in an effort to “enrich themselves.”
Sangha and Plasencia were taken into custody on Thursday, and Fleming entered a guilty plea.
On Thursday, there was a sign posted at Malibu Canyon Urgent Care, the clinic owned by Dr. Salvador Plasencia, stating that the clinic would be closed for the day.
Sangha was first taken into custody in March over a separate federal narcotics case, according to court documents. However, he was freed from custody upon the payment of a $100,000 bond.
At first, it was believed that Perry’s death was the result of an overdose accident. But in May, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that it will investigate Perry’s ketamine source in cooperation with federal investigators.
Perry’s family has received positive news regarding the arrests.
The family posted on social media, saying, “We were and still are heartbroken by Matthew’s death, but it has helped to know law enforcement has taken his case very seriously.” “We hope that justice will be served.”
US attorney Martin Estrada revealed at a press conference on Thursday that the Department of Justice’s investigation had uncovered a “broad underground criminal network” that included doctors and Perry’s assistant and collaborated to “take advantage of the sitcom star’s addictions by selling him ketamine.”
“I wonder how much this moron will pay,” a defendant said in a text message about Perry and the ketamine they were selling him.
According to the accusation, on the day of the actor’s death, Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s assistant, gave him ketamine.
They received the syringe from Salvador Plasencia, the doctor. He’d previously provided the medicine to Iwamasa and Perry.
Dr. Mark Chavez is also facing accusations for administering ketamine to Plasencia.
Apart from operating a ketamine clinic, Chavez allegedly falsified prescriptions while working as a physician.
Without authorization, he obtained the medication from his former clinic and created a fictitious prescription with a patient’s name.
The final defendant in the lawsuit is Eric Fleming. He handed the 50 ketamine vials from Sangha to Perry’s aide.
The operator of Malibu Canyon Urgent Care is Dr. Salvador Plasencia. posted was a sign posted on Thursday that read, “Clinic will be closed for today.”
A business owner in the vicinity expressed his dismay at being informed that he was a part of the Matthew Perry death inquiry. Despite reading about the catastrophe, he was unaware that Dr. Plasencia had been taken into custody.
“They helped me a few times,” he remarked. He was always amiable, so this is surprising. He was present when I visited ten days ago with my daughter. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
“STOP RECEIVING ALL OF OUR MESSSAGES”
It is reported that in September 2023, Plasencia learned that Perry desired to obtain the medication.
Subsequently, Plasencia gave Chevaz a call, and the two agreed to sell Perry the medication.
Iwamasa, Perry’s assistant, received ketamine from the doctors without a legitimate medical cause.
Plasencia taught Iwamasa how to inject ketamine, but he continued to do so without using any safety equipment.
They provided evidence by citing Iwamasa’s injection of Perry in a Long Beach parking lot.
Fleming and Sangha were added to the plan in October 2023.
Fleming was the middleman between Sangha and himself, setting up the narcotics deals.
Sangha was Fleming’s girlfriend, and on October 24, he texted Iwamasa to let him know that the ketamine was “on its way to our girl.”
Iwamasa purchased 25 ketamine vials from these two individuals.
Iwamasa gave Perry many ketamine injections after four days, which ultimately resulted in his death.
“Delete all our messages,” Sangha texted Fleming after learning of Perry’s passing.
FEES AWARDED
After being detained on Thursday, Sangha and Plascencia were accused of administering Perry ketamine in the final few weeks of his life.
They are both accused of selling ketamine after being detained.
“Those who deal in hazardous substances are endangering the lives of others due to their avarice,” stated Estrada.
Drug dealers will be held accountable for the fatalities they cause. This case sends a strong message, as do the other others we have brought against narcotics dealers who commit murder.
In relation to Perry’s demise, Fleming, Iwamasa, and Chavez are each accused of a distinct offense.
He is accused of giving Iwamasa fifty ketamine vials, half of which were administered shortly before he passed away.
Iwamasa acknowledged on August 7 that he intended to sell lethal amounts of ketamine.
Chavez entered a guilty plea to conspiring to distribute ketamine and acknowledged making false statements to a wholesale distributor.
THE SANGHA REIGN OF TERROR
Based on their knowledge of Perry’s case, the police connected Sangha to a different fatality.
It is alleged that Sangha sold Cody McLaury ketamine in August 2019, only hours before he overdosed and died.
The Justice Department discovered that one of McLaury’s relatives then texted Sangha, claiming to have killed him.
“Is it possible to list ketamine as a cause of death?” Sangha is reported to have looked up after receiving the text on Google.
