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    Inside the lavish life of the ‘Ketamine Queen’ charged in Matthew Perry’s death — who touted her ‘high-quality goods’

    By Megan Palin, Steve Helling, Priscilla DeGregory,

    2024-08-16

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    The so-called “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles” charged with providing the drugs that killed Matthew Perry touted herself as a “celebrity drug dealer with “high-quality goods” and lived a lavish life of luxury — driving around in a BMW and taking exotic trips abroad.

    Jasveen Sangha, 41, frequently jetted off on extravagant trips to Mexico, Spain, Italy, Greece, Japan, France, Dubai and Antigua — all while being “blithely indifferent to the fact that her ketamine” killed people, prosecutors said.

    In a motion arguing for Sangha to be kept behind bars, prosecutors allege her drug dealing funded a ritzy lifestyle, which also included renting her stash house in North Hollywood for “thousands of dollars per month” and driving a rented Range Rover which she recently swapped for a leased 2024 BMW.

    “Based on defendant’s lifestyle and spending, she has the financial means to flee,” the motion stated.

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    Jasveen Sangha, aka the “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles,” was arrested for her role in Matthew Perry’s overdose death.

    The glamorous blonde — who friends said is “obsessed” with her appearance , receiving regular Botox treatments and IV drips to promote “natural wellness” — prided herself on being a dealer to the stars, the feds claim.

    “Although she also sold methamphetamine and other drugs like magic mushrooms, defendant’s specialty was ketamine, which she routinely sold, holding herself out as a celebrity drug dealer with high-quality goods,” the court documents state.

    In the days before her arrest, Sangha even visited the hair salon, got her nails done, went shopping and attended parties in Hollywood.

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    Sangha faces a minimum of 10 years behind bars and a maximum of life imprisonment if convicted on all counts.

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    The 41-year-old American-British dual-national seemed “carefree” and maintained an active social life in the days leading up to her arrest, friends told The Post.

    “If anything, she became more social in the past few months,” a longtime friend who has known Jasveen Sangha for several years told The Post.

    “She seemed carefree like she didn’t have a worry in the world. She was always up for parties or dinner or just hanging out. She put on a brave face, considering what she knew was coming. She acted like it was no big deal at all.”

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    Sangha was one of five people arrested in connection to the late “Friends” actor’s death. Rich Fury/Invision/AP

    Sangha also claimed to have been self-employed as an “artist and singer” who did “art shows,” according to pretrial services cited in court papers.

    The alleged drug dealer was among the five people arrested in connection with the “Friends” star’s death. She is accused of providing the ketamine that killed Perry, 54, on October 28, 2023.

    She was charged in an 18-count superseding indictment unsealed on Thursday, which included conspiracy to distribute ketamine, falsifying documents and other drug trafficking counts.

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    The feds seized a slew of ketamine and methamphetamine during Sangha’s arrest. USDC
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    Drugs that were found in the raid of Sangha’s home in March 2024. USDC

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    She has pleaded not guilty but the judge held her without bail as she awaits trial.

    Prosecutors charge that she ran her ketamine empire out of her North Hollywood home, which was raided on March 19.

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    Perry was found face down in the pool at his home in Los Angeles on Oct. 28. WFLA
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    Perry is seen in the last known photo before his death. Instagram/mattyperry4

    According to authorities, they found a “significant” quantity of illegal drugs, including “approximately 3 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 tools, such as a money counter, a scale covered in drug residue, a signal and hidden camera detector, and other drug paraphernalia, a drug ledger and a firearm registered to defendant’s boyfriend,” the motion said.

    Sangha was arrested on meth possession charges at the time and released on a $100,000 bond soon after. She had been free until her arrest this week on charges connected to Perry’s death.

    Prosecutors also highlighted a “troubling” photo posted by Sangha in July in the filing, in which she appears to be wearing a bracelet adorned with several mushroom charms that featured the word “Mushy.”

    “Notably, defendant was arrested in March 2024 at the SANGHA Stash Location with magic mushrooms,” they said.

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    A shocking Instagram post allegedly made by Sangha.

    Sangha was charged alongside Dr. Salvador Plasencia, Dr. Mark Chavez, Perry’s live-in personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, and associate Erik Fleming.

    She is accused of providing the deadly batch of drugs to Fleming, who then sold it to Perry, according to the indictment.

    The medical examiner determined Perry, who was found unresponsive in his hot tub, died from “acute effects of ketamine.”

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    Sangha is also charged in connection to the August 2019 ketamine overdose death of Cody McLaury.

    Prosecutors allege Iwamasa administered at least 27 shots of ketamine to his boss during the last five days of his life, including three final shots that resulted in his “death and serious bodily injury.”

    Fleming, 54, Iwamasa, 59, and Chavez, 54, have all taken plea deals. Salvador pleaded not guilty and his bond was set at $100,000.

    Martin Estrada, the US Attorney for the Central District of California, said during a Thursday press conference that Sangha faces up to life in prison and Plasencia faces up to 120 years in prison if convicted.

    “These defendants cared more about profiting off of Mr. Perry than caring for his well-being,” Estrada said.

    “Drug dealers selling dangerous substances are gambling with other people’s lives over greed.”

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    Roger Roff
    25d ago
    Don't cut her any slack , she's a death merchant like all the rest
    Davit Kujawski
    29d ago
    she will have plenty of time to pay attention to herself on the doll mirrors they have in prison all scratched up and you can't see so it doesn't really matter what her pale oily complexion will look like
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