“Ketamine Queen” Jasveen Sangha Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

LOS ANGELES - Jasveen Sangha, 42, known in federal filings as the “Ketamine Queen,” entered a guilty plea on Wednesday to five federal charges stemming from the 2023 overdose death of actor Matthew Perry.

Sangha admitted to three counts of distribution of ketamine, one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury, and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises in Los Angeles federal court. According to prosecutors, Sangha supplied the ketamine that ultimately killed the “Friends” star when his personal assistant administered at least three injections on Oct. 28, 2023.

Prosecutors described Sangha’s North Hollywood apartment as a “drug-selling emporium,” where authorities discovered numerous vials of ketamine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, counterfeit Xanax, cocaine, packaging materials and cash during a March 2023 search. Court documents further reveal that Sangha sold four vials of ketamine to another individual in August 2019, who died hours later from an overdose, and then researched online whether ketamine could be listed as a cause of death.

Sangha, a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, has been in federal custody since her August 2024 arrest. Under federal sentencing guidelines, she faces up to 65 years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Dec. 10, 2025.

Four other defendants in the Perry case-including two physicians, Sangha’s accomplice Erik Fleming, and Perry’s personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa-have also pleaded guilty to charges related to the actor’s death; only Sangha was the final defendant to enter a guilty plea. Following her plea, Sangha’s attorney, Mark Geragos, stated that his client “is accepting responsibility for her actions.”

Investigators maintain that Sangha catered to an elite clientele, supplying high-purity ketamine for recreational and non-medical use. Matthew Perry had been legally prescribed ketamine off-label for depression, but sought additional quantities from Sangha and others in the weeks preceding his death.

Her Dec. 10 sentencing will mark the culmination of a high-profile federal prosecution that exposed an underground ketamine distribution network in Hollywood.