Who is Jasveen Sangha? The Los Angeles drug dealer known as the 'Ketamine Queen' charged in connection to Matthew Perry's death

Jasveen Sangha has been arrested in connection to actor Matthew Perry's death. 

The 41-year-old was charged in an 18-count superseding indictment in relation to distributing ketamine to the Friends star in the weeks before he died aged 54.

Sangha - who was allegedly known throughout North Hollywood as a dealer to celebrities -  was nicknamed the 'Ketamine Queen' because of her prolific activity. 

She is charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, maintaining a drug-involved premises, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute ketamine, and five counts of distribution of ketamine.

Just hours before she was arrested by police in Los Angeles, Jasveen Sangha was boasting about her new haircut and color on her social media.

Sangha shared her lavish Hollywood lifestyle, allegedly funded by her narcotics dealing, all over her Instagram - where she posted snaps from her vacations to Mexico and Japan.   

The alleged dealer to the rich-and-famous would often post images of her wearing Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry, Louis Vuitton sneakers, and eating caviar at private jet lounges at LAX.    

Sangha is just one of four others who were arrested on August 15 in connection to the actor's tragic death, which shocked the world in October 2023. 

In an indictment, texts between the defendants revealed that Sangha was known in the community for 'only deal[ing] with high end and celebs' in her drug business.

She is accused of using her North Hollywood residence, referenced in the indictment as the 'Sangha Stash House,' to store, package, and distribute narcotics, including ketamine and methamphetamine. 

The indictment states that Sangha 'knew that the unsupervised and improper use of ketamine can be deadly' and in 2019, she allegedly sold the drug to another customer Cody McLaury, who died of a drug overdose.

After a family member of McLaury's sent Sangha a text message saying that her ketamine had killed McLaury, Sangha conducted a Google search for 'can ketamine be listed as a cause of death[?]'

She was also a key player in Matthew Perry's drug-induced death, it's alleged. 

On October 11, 2023, Sangha allegedly used Signal to message defendant Eric Fleming that her ketamine was 'high quality' and offered a sample to Perry, stating: 'It's unmarked but it's amazing – he take one and try it and I have more if he likes.' 

According to the indictment, 25 vials of ketamine were bought from Sangha on October 24 to be given to Perry - and 'as part of the transaction, defendant Sangha included ketamine lollipops as an 'add on' for his large ketamine order.' 

When 'Ketamine Queen' Sangha found out that Perry had died on October 28, she allegedly called one of the alleged co-conspirators and told him to delete any digital evidence on their cell phones. 

Doctors Salvador Plascencia, 42, and Mark Chavez, 54, Perry's live-in assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, 59, and drug dealer Eric Fleming, 54, have also been charged.

According to experts, Sangha could face a life sentence over Perry's death.  

Former federal narcotics prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, said: 'Jasveen Sangha was the source of the ketamine that killed Perry and she could easily receive a potential life sentence over his death. 

'There will be a lot of pressure on lower-level defendants and witnesses to flip on the doctor who provided the Ketamine or anyone else who played a role in getting it to Perry unlawfully.

'Some doctors believe ketamine infusions can treat anxiety and depression, but it's one of the most abused party drugs. Perry should not have been using ketamine in a hot tub outside of a therapeutic setting.

'This is a very high-profile case and this is going to send a message to doctors as well as dealers who are profiting from distributing ketamine.'