The Person Who Supplied Matthew Perry's Ketamine Gets 15 Years
Jasveen Sangha was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing the ketamine that killed actor Matthew Perry in 2023. Additional individuals connected to the supply network — including medical professionals — were also charged and sentenced as part of the same investigation.
Perry died in October 2023 from acute ketamine effects. He had been receiving legitimate ketamine treatments for depression but had also been obtaining the drug through illegal channels at doses far exceeding therapeutic levels.
The 15-year sentence for Sangha is substantial and reflects the seriousness with which federal prosecutors pursued the case. The involvement of licensed medical professionals in the supply chain was one of the more disturbing elements — it suggested exploitation of Perry’s vulnerability by people who understood exactly what they were enabling.
Perry was open about his addiction struggles for decades. The people around him at the end were not helping.