A Los Angeles woman known as the “Ketamine Queen” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for supplying ketamine linked to the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry. Jasveen Sangha, 42, was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty to multiple drug-related charges, including distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury, according to News24.

Prosecutors Said She Ran a VIP Drug Network

Prosecutors told the court Sangha operated a drug business from her Los Angeles apartment and marketed herself as an exclusive dealer to wealthy, high-profile clients in Hollywood. Court papers said she worked with middleman Erik Fleming to sell 51 vials of ketamine to Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa. Prosecutors said Iwamasa repeatedly injected Perry with the drug, including on 28 October 2023, when at least three injections were given before the actor died.

Investigators later raided Sangha’s home and found ketamine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine, counterfeit Xanax pills and equipment linked to drug dealing, News24 reported.

Perry’s Death Exposed a Wider Supply Ring

Perry, 54, was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home in 2023. His death triggered a police investigation that uncovered a wider network of suppliers and enablers, including medical professionals. One doctor, Salvador Plasencia, was previously sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to ketamine distribution charges, while another doctor, Mark Chavez, was ordered into home confinement and community service.

Sangha also admitted in her plea that she sold ketamine to another man, Cody McLaury, in 2019. He died just hours later from an overdose.

Family Impact Remained Central in Court

Before sentencing, Perry’s stepmother Debbie Perry urged the court to impose the maximum sentence, saying Sangha had caused “irreversible” damage. News24 reported that Sangha cried in court and later said she was ashamed and sorry for her actions.

Perry had spoken openly for years about his battle with addiction. He had been receiving supervised ketamine therapy for depression, but prosecutors said he later became addicted to the substance before his death.