Dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” Jasveen Sangha lived fast — and spent even faster.
The 42-year-old dual British-American citizen was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for her role in the death of Friends star Matthew Perry — but long before her arrest, Sangha was funding a globe-trotting, high-end lifestyle prosecutors say was bankrolled by drugs.
Federal authorities say Sangha ran a sophisticated drug operation out of a North Hollywood “stash house,” marketing herself as a “celebrity drug dealer with high-quality goods” and catering to elite clients.
The profits, they say, fueled a life of excess. She drove luxury cars, including a rented Range Rover she later swapped for a BMW, and spent thousands per month on her North Hollywood home, which was the hub of her operation.
When not in Los Angeles, Sangha was jet-setting to destinations such as Mexico, Spain, Italy, Greece, Japan, France, Dubai, and Antigua.
Even in the days leading up to her arrest, there were few signs of restraint. According to court filings, Sangha was still living large — visiting salons, getting her nails done, shopping, and attending Hollywood parties.
Her appetite for luxury appeared to be long-standing, according to The Times. Sangha was raised in privilege, doted on by her multimillionaire grandparents in a large Essex home, with expectations of a top-tier education and a comfortable future.
After moving to the US with her mother in 1987, she attended Calabasas High School — an affluent enclave known for celebrity residents — and later enrolled at the University of California, Irvine to study social sciences.
But somewhere along the way, that trajectory shifted.
Sangha moved in celebrity circles, reportedly associating with Charlie Sheen, DJ Khaled, and Perla Hudson — the former wife of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.
A friend who spoke to the New York Post revealed Sangha hosted drug-fueled parties at her North Hollywood apartment.
“I’ve never been to a party at Jasveen’s where drugs were out of the ordinary. She had access to drugs. She could get liquid ketamine.”
Court documents state the apartment was used to store, package, and distribute drugs, including ketamine and methamphetamine, as far back as June 2019.
A stint in rehab — reportedly at the same time as Perry, according to TMZ — did little to curb her lifestyle.
According to her plea agreement, Sangha worked with Erik Fleming, a former Hollywood producer and director, to sell ketamine to Perry.
In October 2023, Sangha and Fleming sold Perry 51 vials of ketamine, which were provided to Kenneth Iwamasa — Perry’s live-in personal assistant.
Iwamasa gave the actor several ketamine injections, leading to Perry’s death.
Even after the actor’s death, prosecutors say Sangha’s lavish habits didn’t stop. Less than two weeks later, she was back on social media, posting photos from a luxury trip to Japan.
But by March, authorities searched her apartment, uncovering a cache of drugs: 79 vials of liquid ketamine, more than 1,700 grams of methamphetamine pills, MDMA, counterfeit Xanax, and bags of ketamine and cocaine.
She was arrested and later released on a $100,000 bond secured by her mother.
While out on bail, she continued to project the same polished image — posting a photo seated between her mother and grandmother with the caption, “Often imitated…never duplicated.”
Perry — best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends — was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28, 2023. A medical examiner ruled his death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine.
Sangha is the third of five defendants to be sentenced after pleading guilty in connection with the 54-year-old actor’s overdose.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
