Jasveen Sangha, Ketamine Sales and Death, California 2026

LOS ANGELES – North Hollywood Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Ketamine that Contributed to Two Deaths

A San Fernando Valley woman, Jasveen Sangha, 42, a.k.a. ‘Ketamine Queen,’ was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for her long-running drug dealing activities, including selling ketamine that contributed to at least two deaths, including the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry in October 2023.

Sangha, a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. She pleaded guilty in September 2025 to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

Sangha is a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom and has been in federal custody since August 2024. Prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum that Sangha operated a high-volume drug trafficking business out of her North Hollywood residence for years, marketing herself as an exclusive dealer who catered to high-profile Hollywood clientele.

According to court documents, Sangha worked with Erik Fleming, 56, of Hawthorne, to knowingly distribute ketamine to Perry, a successful actor and author whose struggles with drug addiction were well documented. In October 2023, Sangha and Fleming sold Perry 51 vials of ketamine, which were provided to Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, of Toluca Lake, Perry’s live-in personal assistant.

Leading up to Perry’s death, Iwamasa repeatedly injected Perry with the ketamine that Sangha supplied to Fleming. Specifically, on October 28, 2023, Iwamasa injected Perry with at least three shots of Sangha’s ketamine, which caused Perry’s death.

In August 2019, Sangha sold four vials ketamine to victim Cody McLaury, who died hours later from a drug overdose. In March 2024, law enforcement searched the residence and found thousands of pressed methamphetamine pills, 79 vials of liquid ketamine, MDMA (Ecstasy) tablets, counterfeit Xanax pills, baggies containing powdered ketamine and cocaine, and other drug trafficking items such as a gold money counting machine, a scale, a wireless signal and hidden camera detector, drug packaging materials, and $5,723 in cash.

Besides Sangha, the following defendants have been sentenced in this case: Salvador Plasencia, 44, a.k.a. ‘Dr. P,’ of Santa Monica, is serving a 30-month prison sentence after pleading guilty in July 2025 to four counts of distribution of ketamine. He surrendered his California medical license in September 2025. Mark Chavez, 55, of San Diego, was sentenced to three years of probation, eight months of home detention, and was ordered to perform 300 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

Sangha used her North Hollywood residence to store, package, and distribute narcotics, including ketamine and methamphetamine, since at least June 2019. Sangha’s sentence includes 15 years in federal prison for selling ketamine that contributed to at least two deaths, including the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry in October 2023.

Defendant: Jasveen Sangha

Criminal Charges: Maintaining a drug-involved premises, distribution of ketamine, distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury

City and State: Los Angeles, California

Date: September 2025

Sentence: 180 months in federal prison

Dollar Amount: $5,723 in cash was found during the search of Sangha’s residence.

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