The late Matthew Perry’s live-in assistant, two doctors and a woman called the “ketamine queen” are among the five people indicted and charged in the investigation into the actor’s death.

Jasveen Sangha, the 41-year-old woman prosecutors refer to as “the ketamine queen,” and Salvador Plasencia, also known as “Dr. P.,” who worked as a physician at an urgent care center, are the lead defendants in the case. Sangha is accused of maintaining a “stash house” in North Hollywood where thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs were discovered when a warrant was executed there in March. The two are charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, distribution of ketamine resulting in death, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, altering and falsifying records related to a federal investigation and other charges. Both were arrested and taken into custody Thursday morning..

The “Friends” star’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, along with Eric Fleming, who has been described as a friend of Perry’s and a street drug dealer, and another doctor, Mark Chavez, have accepted lower charges during court dates in August. Plasencia was working with Dr. Chavez to obtain ketamine, which he would then provide to Iwamasa, who would then inject the ketamine into Perry. From September 2023 until his Oct. 28, 2023 death, the three worked to distribute approximately 20 vials of ketamine to Perry for $55,000.

TEXTS:

In text messages to Dr. Chavez, Plasencia allegedly discussed how much to charge Perry for the ketamine, stating, “I wonder how much this moron will pay” and “Lets [sic] find out.”

Authorities said on Thursday that it was Sangha who sold the batch of ketamine that resulted in Perry’s death. According to the indictment against her, officers searched her L.A. home and found what amounted to a “drug-selling emporium” there. The search turned up 80 vials of ketamine, 1,000 pills containing methamphetamine, cocaine and bottles of Xanax and other illegally obtained prescription drugs. A ledger of names and weights was also found in her home.

PERRY’S FAMILY SPEAKS:

Matthew Perry’s family is responding to the arrests made in connection with the actor’s death last October at age 54.

“We were and still are heartbroken by Matthew’s death, but it has helped to know law enforcement has taken his case very seriously. We look forward to justice taking its course and we’re grateful for the exceptional work of the multiple agencies whose agents investigated Matthew’s death. We’re hoping unscrupulous suppliers of dangerous drugs will get the message.”