Officials in Los Angeles have made five arrests in connection with the accidental overdose death of actor Matthew Perry.
Perry died last October when he overdosed on ketamine, which is an anesthetic drug with psychedelic properties.
Los Angeles officials said in a press conference Thursday that an investigation into the actor’s death uncovered a “broad, underground criminal network” responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to Perry and others.
Among those criminally charged were two doctors, Perry’s live-in assistant, various “go-betweens” and a major source of the drug supply known as “the ketamine queen,” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada.
Estrada said they will have “considerable sentences” and be used as an example that “you cannot get away with this.”
