Jasveen Sangha, a 42-year-old dual U.S.-British citizen known as the “Ketamine Queen,” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The court found her guilty of distributing narcotics whose use led to the death of actor Matthew Perry, Sky News reported on April 8.
Sangha initially denied the charges against her, but in 2025—just weeks before the case was due to go to trial—she agreed to change her plea.
Five people pleaded guilty as part of the investigation into Perry’s death. Sangha became the third to be sentenced.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who supplied the actor with ketamine, was sentenced in December 2025 to two and a half years in prison. Another doctor, Mark Chavez, received three years of supervised release and 300 hours of community service after admitting that he sold ketamine to Plasencia.
The body of 54-year-old Matthew Perry was found on October 28, 2023, in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home. According to the autopsy, the cause of death was the acute effects of ketamine. Prosecutors say the defendants knew about the actor’s addiction—and nonetheless helped ensure that he continued using the drug.