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Prosecutors Seek 15 Years for ‘Ketamine Queen’ in Matthew Perry Overdose Case

The looming sentencing highlights a clash between a tough penalty for drug suppliers and a plea for mercy based on sobriety and reform.

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors asked a judge to give Jasveen Sangha 15 years in prison, calling her a high‑volume dealer who showed a cold disregard for life.
  • Defense lawyers urged a sentence of time served, citing two years of sobriety in custody, rehab work, and support letters that include a note from Perla Hudson.
  • Sangha pleaded guilty last year to maintaining a drug site and multiple ketamine distribution counts, including one tied to death, and she admitted supplying the ketamine that killed Matthew Perry.
  • She also acknowledged a separate 2019 overdose case, with the DOJ saying Cody McLaury died hours after she sold him four vials of ketamine.
  • Four others have pleaded guilty in the supply chain, including another dealer, Perry’s assistant who injected him with ketamine, and two doctors, a breadth ABC News details while TMZ spotlights celebrity support for leniency.