Five individuals have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of actor Matthew Perry, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
The charges, announced Thursday morning at a press conference in Los Angeles, come after investigators say they uncovered an underground network of drug sellers and suppliers they allege are responsible for distributing the ketamine, a potentially deadly drug, that killed Perry.
The defendants include two doctors, Perry’s live-in personal assistant and a person referred to by authorities as “The Ketamine Queen,” according to a press release from the US Attorney’s office.
US Attorney Martin Estrada said the defendants “took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues.”
“They knew what they were doing was wrong,” Estrada said.
Three of the five charged have reached a plea agreement.
The other two defendants are Dr. Salvador Plasencia, of Santa Monica, California, and Jasveen Sangha, who Estrada said ran what amounted to “a drug selling emporium” in her home, were indicted on Wednesday, the US Attorney said.
I feel like you can order a kilo of ketamine online for about $2500. Even if you don’t buy wholesale, it’s not really an expensive drug. Either he was being ripped off or that was a hell of a habit
Some guys just don’t know all their options and have too much money to care.
Hmm valid. I guess there’s also a service aspect. I later read he didn’t even buy himself, but an assistant did it. Who knows how far gone the dude was at the time
He was worth around $80 million, and he couldn’t go to many of the places that ordinary people could go. That amount of money was trivial for him.