Last Updated on 16/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
There has been a major twist in the case of the death of Hollywood show ‘Friends’ fame actor Matthew Perry. In this case, Los Angeles Police has arrested 5 accused. All of them are accused of selling ketamine drug to the actor, injecting it into his body and killing him. The name of Jasveen Sangha, known as ‘Ketamine Queen’, is also included among these five accused. Who is Jasveen Sangha and why did she get the name ‘Ketamine Queen’?
Who is ‘Ketamine Queen’ Jasveen Sangha?
According to reports, Jasveen Sangha is a 41-year-old woman with British and American citizenship. The administration had been keeping an eye on Sangha for a long time for dealing in dangerous drugs. It is being told that Jasveen Sangha used to run her drug operation from her house in North America. She used to keep the drugs at her home, make their packages and sell them. Earlier, the officials have also described her house as a ‘drug selling emporium’. Jasveen Sangha is being discussed in the country because of her Indian name.
Sangha kept methamphetamine, cocaine and prescription drugs like Xanax along with ketamine at his home. Jasveen Sangha is accused of selling 50 vials of ketamine to Matthew Perry. Their cost is 11 thousand US dollars i.e. about 9.23 lakh rupees. Sangha started his drug business in June 2019. Investigation against him started in March 2024 when he was caught selling methamphetamine drugs.
The officials also raided Jasveen Sangha’s house. In this raid, the administration officials recovered 79 bottles of liquid ketamine and about 2000 meth pills. This shows to what extent Sangha was doing illegal drug business. The documents submitted in the court in the case of Matthew Perry’s death have serious allegations against Jasveen Sangha. According to these, Perry had taken ketamine drug from Sangha with the help of a broker named Eric Fleming.
Eric Fleming bought ketamine drug from Sangha and provided it to Matthew Perry. According to the details, Fleming took the drugs from Sangha on 13 October 2023, which he gave to Perry on 14 October. After this, he once again gave the drugs to Perry on 24 October. Sangha gave 50 vials of ketamine to Fleming in two deals. This also included ‘ketamine lollipops’ as a bonus, which Sangha sent to Matthew Perry after being happy with his big order.
What is ketamine?
Ketamine is a general anesthesia drug. It is used in the medical industry to give anesthesia to patients. It is also sometimes used in depression, anxiety and pain management. Ketamine is available in powder and liquid form. This powder can be snorted or taken by mouth. Its liquid form can be injected into a vein, muscle (intramuscularly) or under the skin (subcutaneously).
Taking ketamine makes the head spin and the person becomes intoxicated. Later he feels very anxious. A person who takes a very high dose i.e. an overdose sees a distorted picture of his body, surroundings and time. He feels scattered or as if he does not really exist, which is called depersonalization. The person starts feeling disconnected from his environment, which is called dissociation. You start losing your senses.
How did Matthew die?
The body of 54-year-old actor Matthew Perry was found floating upside down in the swimming pool of his house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. The actor’s post-mortem report, which came in December 2023, revealed that Matthew Perry died due to overdose of ketamine drug and drowning in the pool. According to the post-mortem report, dangerously high levels of ketamine drug were found in the actor’s body. Apart from this, drowning in the pool, coronary artery disease and addiction to a drug called buprenorphine also played a role in the actor’s death. Perry was a victim of drug addiction for years, about which he had also spoken openly many times. Perry had been sober for 19 months before his death and had no relapses.
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