LOS ANGELES – A drug dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison in connection with “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s 2023 death, including her role in supplying the dose of the powerful anesthetic that killed the actor.
Jasveen Sangha, who admitted to running a “stash house” for illegal narcotics out of her home in the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty in September to five felony drug counts stemming from Perry’s death at age 54.
Sangha, wearing beige prison garb for the hearing in Los Angeles federal court, expressed remorse for her role in Perry’s death in a statement she delivered before being sentenced.
“I take full responsibility for my actions. These were horrible choices that ultimately proved tragic,” Sangha, 42, told US District Judge Sherilyn Garnett.
The judge imposed a 15-year term, as federal prosecutors had recommended. The dual US-British citizen had faced a possible sentence of up to 65 years.
Sangha’s sentence was harsher than those given to two physicians already sentenced in the case. Two more convicted co-defendants – another drug dealer and Perry’s former personal assistant – have yet to be sentenced.
The defense had urged Garnett to limit Sangha’s sentence to time already served since her 2024 arrest, about one year and eight months. (Reuters)
