Five charged in Matthew Perry’s death by ketamine overdosed, including assistant and two doctors

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Five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground criminal network” dedicated to getting the “Friends” star the powerful surgical anesthetic that killed him.  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/16/matthew-perry-s-assistant-among-5-people-including-2-doctors-charged-in-friends-star-s-death  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Following Mr. Perry's death in October of last year, law enforcement, my office, and

00:06our partners represented on this stage began an in-depth, wide-ranging investigation.

00:13That investigation has revealed a broad, underground criminal network responsible for distributing

00:20large quantities of ketamine to Mr. Perry and others.

00:27This network included a live-in assistant, various go-betweens, two medical doctors,

00:34and a major source of drug supply known as, quote, the Ketamine Queen.

00:41We charged five defendants in this matter.

00:45These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves.

00:51They knew what they were doing was wrong.

00:53They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr. Perry, but they did it

00:59anyways.

01:00The two lead defendants in this case are Defendants Salvador Placencia and Defendant Jasvin Sanya.

01:08First, I'll talk about Defendant Placencia.

01:13Defendant Placencia was a medical doctor.

01:16He worked with another medical doctor, Defendant Mark Chavez, to obtain ketamine.

01:23He then worked with Mr. Perry's live-in assistant, Defendant Kenneth Iwamasa, to distribute that

01:31ketamine to Mr. Perry.

01:34Over two months, from September to October 2023, they distributed approximately 20 vials

01:41of ketamine to Mr. Perry in exchange for $55,000 in cash.

01:49Defendant Sanya sold the batch of ketamine that resulted in Mr. Perry's death on October 28th.

01:58Officers later searched Defendant Sanya's home.

02:02During that search, they found what amounted to a drug-selling emporium.

02:07They found 80 vials of ketamine, thousands of pills containing methamphetamine, cocaine,

02:15bottles of Xanax and other illegally obtained prescription drugs, and drug-selling paraphernalia,

02:21including scales and ledgers.

02:25In this case, we are not talking about legitimate ketamine treatment.

02:28We're talking about two doctors who abused the trust they had, abused their licenses

02:33to put another person's life at risk.

02:36Five defendants, who as I mentioned, knew what they were doing was wrong.

02:40In fact, one of them has sold ketamine that resulted in the death of another person in 2019.

02:45Nothing about what we see today was legitimate, and that's why we filed criminal charges.

02:50Over two months, from September to October 2023, they distributed approximately 20 vials

02:57of ketamine to Mr. Perry in exchange for $55,000 in cash.

03:06President Placentia saw this as an opportunity to profit off of Mr. Perry.

03:11He wrote in a text message in September 2023, quote, I wonder how much this moron will pay.

03:20He also stated in text messages that he wanted to be Mr. Perry's sole source of supply.

03:25He wrote in a text message that he wanted to be Mr. Perry's, quote, go-to for drugs.

03:32They supplied Matthew Perry with large amounts of ketamine in exchange for large sums of money,

03:39charging Perry $2,000 for a vial that cost Dr. Chavez approximately $12.

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