(Adnkronos) – Federal authorities have made an arrest in connection with the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, the “Los Angeles Times” reported, citing law enforcement sources. Perry was found dead in the hot tub of his pool at his Pacific Palisades home on Oct. 28. Traces of ketamine — which is sometimes used to treat depression — were found in his stomach, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. But the level found in his blood was about the same as what would be found during general anesthesia, his autopsy showed. The Times reported in June that investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Service had linked several people to the supply of the ketamine. The drug caused Perry to have cardiovascular overstimulation and breathing problems, the medical examiner said. Other contributing factors to his death included drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid use disorder. The autopsy report found that Perry had no other medications in his system and had been sober for 19 months at the time of his death. The medical examiner also noted that Perry, 54 at the time, had diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. —internazionale/esteriwebinfo@adnkronos.com (Web Info)
