Ten months after the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, this evening (Thursday) media sites around the world are reporting on a series of arrests made by the Los Angeles Police Department of suspects related to his death as a result of a ketamine overdose last October. The final number of those arrested has not yet been confirmed, but reports abroad indicate that it is a number of drug dealers and at least one doctor, when the surprising arrests took place earlier this morning, according to a federal source familiar with the indictments.
“Authorities believe the drug has become too expensive, and Perry obtained his supply from a woman known as the ‘Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles,'” the source said. The charges are expected to be announced at a press conference later today, which will be attended by the US Attorney for Los Angeles along with a representative from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Matthew Perry, photo: AP
Perry, who was 54 when he died, was found lifeless in the pool of his Pacific Palisades home on October 28, 2023. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office attributed his death to the acute effects of ketamine, and in the months since his death, the office has opened an investigation, which included the issuance of search warrants . As part of the investigation, computers, phones and other electronic equipment were seized, and with them they checked who supplied Perry with the drug. According to sources, the search warrant revealed Perry’s correspondence in which he discussed ways to obtain the drug.
The family of Dateline reporter Keith Morrison, Perry’s stepfather, said in a statement at the time that they welcome news of the law enforcement action. “We were and still are heartbroken by Matthew’s death, but it helps to know that law enforcement took his case very seriously. We expect justice to be served.”
In the months leading up to his death, Perry received ketamine infusions to treat depression and anxiety, but his last treatment was administered more than a week before his death. The medical examiner noted that the ketamine found in Perry’s body “could not be from the same infusion therapy,” given the short life of the substance, with the autopsy determining that Perry died of “acute effects of ketamine.”
Los Angeles police car (archive), photo: AFP
Before his death, Perry revealed that over the years he spent more than 9 million dollars on rehab attempts and treatments to overcome his severe drug and alcohol addictions, went to approximately 6,000 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, entered rehab 15 times and underwent 65 detoxification processes, but each time It seemed that he had succeeded in defeating the demons that made his soul and body miserable, they came back to haunt him.
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