The so-called “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles” charged with supplying the drugs that killed Matthew Perry advertised herself as a “famous drug dealer with quality product” and lived a life of luxury, driving a BMW and traveling abroad.
Prosecutors said Jasveen Sangha, 41, frequently took lavish trips to Mexico, Spain, Italy, Greece, Japan, France, Dubai and Antigua, all while “completely oblivious to the fact that his ketamine was killing people.”
In a motion to detain Sangha, prosecutors allege he used drug trafficking to fund a lavish lifestyle that included renting a North Hollywood hideout for “thousands of dollars a month” and driving a rented Range Rover, which he recently traded in for a leased 2024 BMW.
“Based on the defendant’s lifestyle and expenses, she has the financial means to flee,” the complaint states.
Friends said the attractive blonde was “obsessed” with her appearance, regularly underwent Botox treatments and infusions to promote her “natural health,” and prided herself on being a dealer to the stars, the federal government alleges.
“Although the defendant also sold methamphetamine, magic mushrooms and other drugs, his specialty was ketamine, which he routinely sold and represented himself as a known drug dealer dealing in high quality product,” court documents state.
In the days before her arrest, Sangha had gone to a hair salon, gone to a nail salon, gone shopping and attended a party in Hollywood.
Friends told The Washington Post that the 41-year-old dual US-British national seemed “easygoing” and had an active social life in the days before his arrest.
“If anything, she has become more sociable in recent months,” a longtime friend who has known Jasveen Sangha for several years told The Post.
“She seemed carefree and didn’t seem to have a care in the world. She was always going out to parties or dinners or just hanging out. She knew what was coming, but she put on a brave face. She acted as if it was no big deal.”
According to a pretrial investigation agency cited in court documents, Sangha also claimed to be self-employed as an “artist and singer” who performed “art shows.”
The suspected drug trafficker She is one of five people arrested in connection to the “Friends” star’s death. She is accused of providing the ketamine that led to the death of the 54-year-old Perry on Oct. 28, 2023.
She was charged in an 18-count additional indictment unsealed Thursday, which included conspiracy to distribute ketamine, forgery and other drug trafficking charges.
She pleaded not guilty, but a judge held her without bail while she awaits trial.
Prosecutors accuse her of running a ketamine empire from her North Hollywood home, which was raided on March 19.
According to authorities, they found a “significant” amount of illegal drugs, including “approximately three pounds of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine, 79 vials of ketamine, ketamine powder, 2,127 grams of Xanax pills, psilocybin mushrooms and cocaine.”
She also “possessed drug trafficking paraphernalia, including money counters, scales covered in drug residue, traffic light and hidden camera detectors, other drug paraphernalia, a drug ledger and a firearm registered to the defendant’s boyfriend,” the motion states.
Sangha was arrested at the time on suspicion of methamphetamine possession and released shortly thereafter on $100,000 bail. She remained free until her arrest this week on charges related to Perry’s death.
Prosecutors also focused on a “problematic” photo posted by Sangha in July in which he appears to be wearing a bracelet decorated with several mushrooms and the word “Mushy” written on it.
“Notably, the accused was arrested in March 2024 in possession of magic mushrooms at a stash house in SANGHA,” they said.
Sangha was indicted along with Dr. Salvador Plasencia, Dr. Mark Chavez, Perry’s live-in personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, and an associate, Eric Fleming.
According to the indictment, she allegedly provided the deadly drugs to Fleming, who then sold them to Perry.
The coroner determined that Perry, who was found unresponsive in the hot tub, died from “acute effects of ketamine.”
Prosecutors allege that Iwamasa administered at least 27 ketamine injections over the last five days of his boss’ life, with the final three injections causing “death and serious injury.”
Fleming, 54, Iwamasa, 59, and Chavez, 54, all accepted plea bargains. Salvador has pleaded not guilty and his bail was set at $100,000.
If convicted, Sanga faces up to life in prison and Plascencia faces up to 120 years in prison, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada said at a press conference Thursday.
“The defendants were more interested in profiting from Mr. Perry than they were in his well-being,” Estrada said.
“Drug dealers who sell dangerous substances risk other people’s lives for their greed.”
