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Matthew Perry investigation: What we know about 5 charged in his death

Matthew Perry investigation: What we know about 5 charged in his death

Two doctors and a live-in personal assistant to Matthew Perry are among the people charged following a months-long investigation into how the prescription drug ketamine that contributed to the actor’s death was procured.

Prosecutors on Thursday charged five people in connection with the death of the “Friends” star, who was found dead in the hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home on Oct. 28. Trace amounts of ketamine — which is sometimes used to treat depression — were found in his stomach, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

But the level found in his blood was about the same as would be used during general anesthesia, his autopsy showed.

Since then, authorities have been working to determine how Perry got the drug, which caused cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression. Ketamine is a legal medication commonly used as an anesthetic, but it can be abused recreationally, with users drawn to it for its disassociative effects.

The Times reported in June that investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Service had linked several people to procurement of the ketamine.

The named defendants in the case include two physicians, Perry’s live-in personal assistant who authorities say injected him with ketamine and a dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” by federal agents.

Here’s what we know about the people named in the indictment, which was unsealed Thursday:

Narcotics including methamphetamine and ketamine were seized in a raid on Jasveen Sangha’s North Hollywood home on March 19. Sangha, dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” by investigators, is charged in the death of actor Matthew Perry.

(U.S. District Court)

Sangha was arrested in March on narcotics charges and posted a $100,000 bond in a separate case.

During a raid at Sangha’s home on March 19, authorities seized 1,978 grams of methamphetamine pills, 79 bottles of liquid ketamine, 2,127 grams of pills suspected of being Xanax, 323 grams of a substance suspected of being psilocybin mushrooms and 128 grams of suspected cocaine, according to federal prosecutors. Authorities also found a journal in her home that detailed thousands of dollars in drug transactions, according to Thursday’s indictment.

Prosecutors say that Perry was not the only victim who overdosed on Sangha’s product.

In August 2019, she sold ketamine to Cody McLaury hours before his death. One of McLaury’s family members texted Sangha: “The ketamine you sold my brother killed him. It’s listed as the cause of death,” according to court records.

Days later, according to the records, Sangha searched on Google, “can ketamine be listed as a cause of death[?]”

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