Five arrested in Matthew Perry’s overdose investigation including dealer known as Ketamine Queen
Five people, including two doctors, an assistant and an alleged dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen,” have been arrested in connection with the death of Matthew Perry.
The suspects were arrested on Thursday after they claimed they administered the Friends star the ketamine that killed him in October 2023.
The suspects include doctors Salvador Plascencia, 42, and Mark Chavez, 54.
They were charged along with Jasveen Sangha, 41, also known as the “Ketamine Queen” of North Hollywood.
Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, 59, and drug dealer Eric Fleming, 54, are the latest suspects.
Five people, including two doctors, an assistant and an alleged dealer known as the ‘Ketamine Queen’, have been arrested in connection with the death of Matthew Perry
Perry was found unconscious in the hot tub of his LA home. It was later determined that he had died from “acute effects of ketamine.”
Prosecutors say Sangha’s distribution of ketamine led to his death on October 4, 2023.
She and Plasencia have been charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
Sangha is also charged with maintaining a drug house, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute ketamine and five counts of distributing ketamine.
Plasencia is charged with seven counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the federal investigation.
“These defendants were more concerned with making a profit from Mr. Perry’s business than with looking after his well-being,” said District Attorney Martin Estrada.
“Drug dealers who sell dangerous substances gamble with the lives of others out of greed. This case, along with our many other prosecutions of drug dealers who cause death, sends a clear message that we will hold drug dealers accountable for the deaths they cause.”
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