A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen” has agreed to plead guilty to supplying the drugs that led to the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.

Jasveen Sangha, 42, will admit to five federal charges in Los Angeles, including one count of distributing ketamine that resulted in death or serious bodily injury, according to the Justice Department.

She had initially faced nine counts before reaching the plea deal.

Investigators said Perry’s death in October 2023 was caused by acute effects of ketamine.

He was discovered unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home.

Federal prosecutors accuse Sangha of being one of five people who profited from the actor’s drug dependency by providing him with ketamine.

Others charged in the case include doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, who sold the drug, Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s assistant who helped buy and inject ketamine, and Eric Fleming, who obtained the substance from Sangha and sold it to Perry.

All five have agreed to plead guilty.

Prosecutors described Sangha’s North Hollywood home as a “drug-selling emporium.” During a raid, authorities recovered more than 80 vials of ketamine along with thousands of pills including methamphetamine, cocaine and Xanax.

The property was referred to in court documents as the “Sangha Stash House.”

According to court filings, Sangha had been supplying ketamine since at least 2019, with some of her clients being celebrities and wealthy individuals.

As part of her plea deal, she also admitted selling the drug to a man named Cody McLaury in August 2019, who later died from an overdose.

Her charges include one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distributing ketamine, and one count of distributing ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

The Justice Department said she faces up to 65 years in federal prison.

Her attorney, Mark Geragos, told the BBC that “she’s taking responsibility for her actions.” Sangha is expected to appear in federal court in the coming weeks to formally enter her guilty plea.

Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic with hallucinogenic effects, normally used by doctors as an injectable anaesthetic for humans and animals.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration states that it can distort perception and cause users to feel detached from their environment, which makes professional supervision critical.

Investigators say Perry’s case exposed the scale of Hollywood’s underground ketamine trade, described by one doctor as the “wild west.”

Sangha’s social media accounts showed her enjoying an extravagant lifestyle, often attending high-profile events such as the Golden Globes and Oscars, while travelling abroad to places like Japan and Mexico.