defendant placentia so this is an opportunity to profit off mr perry. a text message of september 2023, perry. he wrote in a text message of september2023, i perry. he wrote in a text message of september 2023, i wonder how much this moron will pay. he also stated in text messages that he wanted to be mr perry's sole—source of supply. he grow in a text message that he wanted to be mr perry's go to for drugs. as a doctor, defendant placentia knew full well the danger of what he was doing. and in fact on one occasion, he injected mr perry with ketamine and he saw mr perry frees up and his blood pressure spiked. despite that, he left additional vials of ketamine for the live—in defendant to administer to mr perry. of course, the live—in defendant had no medical training to speak of. defendant placentia knew what he was doing was harming mr perry. he had spoken to another patient in mid—2023, and he told that patient that mr perry was spiralling out of control with his addiction. nonetheless, defendant placentia continue to offer ketamine to mr perry. likewi

to mr. perry and others this network included a living assistant various go-betweens to medical doctors and a major source of drugs supply known as quote, the ketamine queen we charged five defendants in this matter these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves they knew what they were doing was wrong. they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry. but they did it anyways in the end these defendants were more interested in profiting off mr. perry then carrying for his well-being i'm going to talk about the indictment, the allegations, and the charges in more detail on october 28, 2023, mr. perry was found deceased in his home an autopsy was conducted following his death that autopsy showed that he had died due to the acute effects of ketamine can mean is a controlled substance it has some legitimate uses, but it is also used illegally it is used by people seeking to disassociate from reality it can cause serious health effects serious h

on one occasion, he injected mr. perry with ketamine and he saw mr. peary freeze up and his blood pressure spiked. despite that, he left additional vials of ketamine for you will masa to administer to mr. perry. of course the defendant had no medical training to speak of. plasencia knew what he was doing was harming mr. peary. he had spoken to another patient mid-october 2023 and he told that patient that mr. perry was spiraling out of control with his addiction. nonetheless, defendant plasencia continued to offer ketamine to mr. perry. likewise, defendant simon knew what she was doing harming the defendants and also mr. perry. she took advantage of mr. perry by selling large amounts of ketamine to mr. perry over a two week period in october 2023. she sold approximately 5 miles of ketamine for $11,000 in cash. she worked with a broker and also the live-in assistant, defendant you will masa to distribute. sangha and the brokers on this as an opportunity to profit off their mr. perry and the broker wrote i would not do it if there was not a chance of me

in fact, on one occasion he injected mr. perry with ketamine, and he saw mr. y freeze up and his blood pressure spike. despite that, he left additional vials of ketamine for defendant iwamasa to deliver to mr. perry. defendant iwamasa had no medical training to speak of. he knew what he was doing was harming mr. perry. he had spoken to another patient in mid-october 2023, and he told that patient that mr. perry was spiraling out of control with his addiction. nonetheless, defendant plasencia continued to offer ketamine to mr. perry. likewise, defendant sonya knew what she was doing was harming mr. perry. she took advantage of mr. perry by selling large amounts of ketamine to mr. perry in october of 2023. she sold approximately 50 vials of ketamine for approximately $11,000 in cash. she worked with a broker, defendant eric fleming and also the live-in assistant, defendant iwamasa to distribute this ketamine. sonya and the broker saw this as an opportunity to profit off of mr. perry. in a text message, the broker wrote, quote, i wouldn't do it if there wasn't a c

to mr. perry in exchange for $55,000 in cash. defended placentia, saw this as an opportunity to profit off of mister perry. he wrote in a text message in september 2023. cook, i wonder how much this will pay. he also stated in text messages that he wanted to mr. perry's sole source of supply he wrote in a text message that he wanted to be mr. perry's quote, go to for drugs. as a doctor, defendant placentia knew full well the danger of what he was doing in fact, on one occasion, he injected mr. perry with ketamine and he saw mr. perry free-up and his blood pressure spike. despite that, he left additional viles of ketamine. 4 defended you, to administer to mr. perry, of course, defendant will. had no medical training to speak up. defendant placentia knew what he was doing was harming mr. perry. he had spoken to another patient in mid-october 2023. and he told that patient mr. perry was spiraling out of control with his addiction. nonetheless, the fed up sentia continue offer ketamine to mr. perry. likewise, defendants idea knew what

they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry. nearly a year after the "friends" star, matthew perry, a stunning development. five people, including two doctors, charged in connection with the actor's fatal ketamine overdose. >> the desperation that led perry to these individuals was not met with help, as it should have been, from the doctors. but instead, it was met with exploitation. exploitation by those who should have guided him toward help. this betrayal of trust is at the heart of this tragedy. >> federal prosecutors allege that five people used matthew perry as a blank check, and instead of taking care of his well-being and health, they saw him as a quick buck in selling drugs. >> reporter: the defendants also include "the ketamine queen," and salvador plasencia. the three other defendants include assistant kenneth iwamasa, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, and admitted repeatedly injecting perry with ketamine without medical training, including several injections on perry t

mr. perry's life. >> reporter: and yet they continued to sell. >> and yet they continued to sell it. >> reporter: perry's personal assistant pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy. admitting to authorities he repeatedly injected perry with ketamine, even injecting that fatal dose. documents showing the assistant injected perry "with at least three shots of ketamine" the day perry died, starting at 8:30 am. before administering the last dose, the documents say perry asked his assistant to "shoot me up with a big one." the assistant later found perry face down in the hot tub. two others, including another doctor, pleading guilty to charges related to distributing the drug. ketamine is a common anesthetic, which is legally used for treatment-resistant depression. but it's also abused as a recreational drug with euphoric and psychedelic effects. perry writing in his memoir, "ketamine felt like a giant exhale." a year before his death, the actor speaking to our diane sawyer about his decades-long battle with addiction. >> addiction, the big terrible thing, is far too powerful for anyone to defeat

they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry. but they did it anyways. >> major developments in some high profile cases. matthew perry's death tied to an underground network of drug distribution. investigators today made a number of arrests and a possible break in the killing of general hospital actor johnny wactor. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze announced this morning. five people, including two doctors, now facing charges in connection with matthew perry's death last october. abc news reporter jacqueline lee tells us what investigators have uncovered in this developing story. >> a development in the death of beloved actor matthew perry. at a press conference in los angeles today, federal officials announced five people, including two doctors, are charged in connection with the death of the friends star. all arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine in newly unsealed court documents, 41 year old jasmine sanga, known as the ketamine queen, allegedly used her home to package and distribute narcotics. 54 year old

despite that, he left additional vials of ketamine for defendant iwamasa to administer to mr. perry course, defendant iwamasa had no medical training to speak of. >> another way perry was able to obtain ketamine, according to investigators. through another defendant, eric fleming, who worked with defendant, 41 year old jasmine. sonja known as the ketamine queen. these defendants tried to cover up what they had done. >> on october 28th, after reading news reports of mr. perry's death, defendant sonja wrote a text message to defendant fleming saying, quote, delete all our messages. likewise, after mr. perry's death, defendant placentia falsified medical records and notes to try to make it look like what he was doing was legitimate. >> bay area music fans are mourning the death of 80s rock star and longtime dj greg ken. ken and his band became very popular in the bay area club scene back in the 70s, before hitting it big in the early 80s thanks to tunes like the breakup song and jeopardy! ken went on to become a popular dj on k-fox radio here in the bay area from 1996 to 2012. he's pic

>> he saw mr. perry freeze up and he saw his blood pressure spike yet he continued to supply ketamine to mr. perry, which obviously is very concerning for anyone, much less a licensed physician and your office uncovered text messages from before perry died, including from dr. p. asking another doctor quote, i wonder how much this moron will pay. what does that say to you? >> it says to me that these defendants operated based on greed. they wanted to take advantage of another person's addiction to profit off of that person. and they didn't care the consequences. i didn't care about the fact that they were risking mr. perry's life many of these individuals learned of perry's death from the news talk us through what your office claims was a frantic effort to try and cover this all up once mr. perry died, the news reported on that, but we saw is that same day the ketamine queen just been sanya sent messages to delete all texts to the broker who was assisting her in addition, we found that the doctor, dr. pla

mr. perry's death we didn't investigation it was in depth. was broad, and we found this larger network that was distributing ketamine too much so perry, as well as two others so how widespread was this operation it was very widespread. we collaborated with our partners, los angeles police department, the drug enforcement in the situation. the u.s. postal inspection service, to make sure we pulled every thread. in this case he's oh, we found was to license physicians who are supplying ketamine illegally to mr. perry. >> we found brokers, we found is live in assistance helping with this and we found this major source of supply whose customers referred to her as the ketamine queen so how, many customers are we talking about here beyond just matthew perry we believe there were numerous customers we searched the residents of the ketamine queen. we've found at vials of ketamine, thousands of pills and methamphetamine, cocaine, follows antics. you name it so certainly there are other customers, but we know at least a one other death related to this

investigations revealed that two of mr perry's doctors, his assistant, and two other acquaintances wereg him the drug. 0ur los angeles correspondent emma vardy reports. to fans, matthew perry, best known as chandler bing, was the funny characterfrom friends who'd made no secret of his flaws. he'd struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout his career. i'm in control of the first drink and so i do all these things to protect myself from not having the first drink. at the time of his death, he was said to have been undergoing therapy for depression, taking small doses of ketamine. but when he was found in the jacuzzi at his home, the levels of the drug in his body were much higher. the five people facing charges are alleged to be part of a criminal network supplying the drug, including two doctors, who used the actor, say law enforcement, as a way to make money. these defendants took advantage of mr perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. they knew what they were doing was wrong. they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr perry, but they did it anyways. matthew p

despite that, he left additional vials of ketamine for defendant iwamasa to administer to mr. perry. of course, defendant iwamasa had no medical training to speak of. >> another way perry was able to obtain ketamine. according to investigators, through another defendant, eric fleming, who worked with defendant, 41 year old jasmine. sonja known as the ketamine queen. these defendants tried to cover up what they had done. >> on october 28th, after reading news reports of mr. perry's death, defendant sonja wrote a text message to defendant fleming saying, quote, delete all our messages. likewise, after mr. perry's death, defendant placentia falsified medical records and notes to try to make it look like what he was doing was legitimate. >> josh haskell abc seven news. >> and when it comes to mental health, a number to know is 9.88. but a lot of people don't know that. and officials in one bay area county want to change it. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on the new campaign to help those in crisis. >> santa clara county crisis and suicide prevention hotline sinc

mr. perry's personal assistant. ollowing the story from los angeles. >> to fans, matthew perry was the funny character from friends who made no secret of his flaws. he struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout his career. >> i'm in control of the first drink. so i do all of these things to protect myself from not having the first drink. >> at the time of his death, he was said to have been undergoing therapy for depression, taking small doses of ketamine. when he was found in his home, the levels of the drug in his body were much higher. the five people facing charges are alleged to be part of a criminal network supplying drugs, including two doctors who use the actor, say law enforcement, as a way to make money. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. they knew what they were doing was wrong. they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry, but they did it anyway. >> matthew perry was charged $2000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12. the do

over a two-month period, from september to october 2023, they gave mr. perryapproximately 20 vials of kitamine in exchange for $55,000 in cash. in september 2023, plasenia wrote in a text message, quote: i wonder how much this idiot will pay. mae perry used kitamine, at first legally, a powerful antidepressant prescribed to actors in small doses to treat anxiety, but perry began asking for more. it is known that perry's assistant gave him at least 27 injections, in less than a week. dr. palencia and dr. chavez broke their oath to care for their patients, without any medical evaluation or monitoring, they supplied matthew perry with large amounts of ketamine in exchange for large sums of money. vial, which dr. chavis purchased for about $12, as matthew perry's addiction to ketamine grew, he wanted more, faster, and cheaper. he eventually began buying ketamine from street dealers, which ultimately led to his death. among the main defendants in perry's death is one jasfin sanha of los angeles, a well-known person throughout america, her unofficial nickname - quee

. >> this investigation focused on who supplied the ketamine to mr. perry. as many of you know, mr. ruggled with addiction in the past. on many occasions, he sought help for his addiction issues. the investigation revealed that in the fall of 2023, mr. perry fell back into addiction, and these defendants took advantage to profit for themselves ben: plenty more reaction and details on those charges on our bbc news website. now, let's take a look at a little bit more about the situation in gaza, which we've had been reflecting so far on the program. as we've been reporting, more than 40,000 people have now been killed in gaza since october 7. those figures coming from the hamas hype run health ministry in gaza. we can talk about those grim figures to joe english, emergency communications specialist at unicef, the united nations children's fund. thank you for being with us. it is a staggering figure, whether or not you believe the exact figure, which does come from the hamas run health ministry. it is clear reporting from lyse doucet, huge amounts of destruction in gaza, and many of the

mr perry had been open about his history of addiction and depression.at is increasingly used as a treatment for mental health issues. it can be deadly in large doses. investigations revealed that two of mr perry's doctors, his assistant, and two other acquaintances were part of a criminal network supplying him the drug. i talked about the investigation with the bbc�*s peter bowes in los angeles. this case gives us a glimpse into a different side of hollywood — addiction, wealth, vulnerable people. what did we learn today about what prosecutors say was going on? it is a different side to hollywood, although i would suggest that perhaps it is a different side to the united states that many people from overseas might consider about this country because it is well—known there is a very significant problem here with the abuse of prescription drugs and, in this case, a drug ketamine that matthew perry was using in small doses for legitimate reasons, but when he became seemingly dependent, a lot of people had hoped matthew perry's drug problems were behind him

mr. perry's passing was not related to mr. dr. plasencia that was provided by another party sometime later nothing criminal at the time. >> he says that what you'd expect him to say, i suppose what what do you make of this as a as a defense? >> well, the u.s. attorney's office did a really good job in the indictment and it's this charging document where they lay out their case which include texts communications between these two doctors. and so sure. there's there's a presumption of innocence and that needs to be afforded good to these defendants. but this looks not like a regular doctor that would be giving prescriptions or supervising a patient with a us attorney's offices described these folks is really being street level drug dealers is the kind of conduct that's alleged to have engaged in so i don't know that when these facts come out or presented to a jury that it's going to look as good as the defense attorney portrayed it just now i'll times while spleen say they've arrested four men in connection with the shooting death o

they knew they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry, but they did it anyway. us into time in general is which a blade tell me more about the race? when we know that is going to be big challenge is going add them up to 25 years. and as you said, 2 of them are doctors both of pleaded guilty already. the one of the charges goes to matthew perry's assistant because he was the ones who actually injected him with the if the drug and the drug is a controlled substance, you get it by prescription and don't to should be the ones administering it because you can't take too much of it with the side effects, it was actually developed in the 19 sixty's as an anesthetic and used in vietnam in the baffle grounds. and it has kind of strange effects on the brain. and a lot of people use it for finding depression or trying to combat alcoholism. and we'll know that matthew had full alcoholism for many years. he wrote about it in his memoir, which came out just a couple of years before he died. and in fact, he took so many drugs at one point in his life,

broad underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to mr. perry and others, according to prosecutors, perry had been receiving ketamine infusions to treat depression and anxiety, but he became addicted. the doctors then allegedly sold perry 20 vials of ketamine for $55,000 over the course of just two months, doctor phil bartkus, a board certified psychiatrist at the west coast ketamine center not associated with this case, said perry should have never been allowed to self-administer the drug, but despite the tragedy, doctor bartkus said the drug when used properly, can save lives. >> this is a good medication and has been life saving even for patients who are suicidal, so it's important that patients still have access to this no matter what the initial response is to this horrible event. tonight perry's family is grateful to law enforcement for finding those allegedly responsible for his death. >> the family is so thankful that they're being brought to justice because sometimes these cases just get closed and you don't know what happens. >> baylee

matthew perry was spiraling out of control, according to investigators. >> in the fall of 2023, mr. perry into addiction. and these defendants took advantage to profit for themselves. >> reporter: five people have been charged with conspiring to distribute the ketamine that killed him including two doctors and perry's personal live-in assistant. the 54-year-old "friends" star long battled substance abuse and first received ketamine infusions to treat depression, but he later sought out larger illegal doses from doctors and drug dealers. >> ketamine at low doses is a sedative, but at higher doses it becomes an anesthetic, so like many things in pharmacology, the dose is the poison. >> reporter: court documents include text messages between the two doctors charged that say "i wonder how much this moron will pay" and "let's find out." >> over two months, from september to october 2023, they distributed approximately 20 vials of ketamine to mr. perry in exchange for $55,000 in cash. >> reporter: investigators allege perry's personal assistant, who found him unresponsive, had given him multipl

mr. perry's sole source of supply, he wrote in a text message he wanted to be mr. perry's quote, go-to for drugs. >> reporter: that doctor accused of distributing 20 vials of ketamine in about a month before perry's death. >> wow, steve, as we mentioned two of the defendants are expected in court later today, what's next in this case and what are we hearing from perry's family in. >> reporter: so these two defendants would be one, the person that prosecutor was just talking about this dr. p. accused of distributing to matthew perry and the other is ketamine queen, both are expected in court within a half-hour of each other, that's what's next as prosecutors continue to build their case. >> steve patterson with the latest for us, thanks so much. >>> this afternoon, vice president harris and president biden appear together for the first time since biden dropped out of the 2024 race, they were in maryland for an official white house event to speak about lowering drug prices for americans on medicare, this morning the white house announced an agreement with drugmakers t

. >> in the fall of 2023 mr. perry fell back into addiction, and these defendants took advantage to profit for themselves. >> reporter: five people have been charged with conspiring to distribute the ketamine that killed him, including two doctors and perry's personal live-in assistant. the 54-year-old "friends" star long battled substance abuse and first received ketamine infusions to treat depression. he later sought out larger, illegal doses from doctors and drug dealers. >> ketamine at low doses is a sedative. but at high doses becomes an anesthetic. like many things in pharmacology, the dose is the poison. >> reporter: court documents have texts between the doctors saying i wonder how much this moron will pay and let's find out. >> over two months from september to october, 2023, they distributed approximately 20 vials of ketamine to mr. perry in exchange for $55,000 in cash. >> reporter: investigators allege perry's personal assistant who found him unresponsive had given him multiple shots of ketamine for five co

as many of you know, mr perry struggled with addiction in the past.s. the investigation revealed that in the fall of 2023, mr perry fell back into addiction, and these defendants took advantage to profit for themselves. plenty more reaction and details of the charges on our website. and we will be speaking with our correspondent let's look now at the situation in gaza. as we have been reporting more than 40,000 people have been killed in gaza since october 7. those figures coming from the hamas—run health ministry. we can talk about those grim figures to joe we can talk about those grim figures tojoe english. emergency communication specialist at unicef. thank you so much for being with us, it's a staggering figure whether or not you believe the exact figure which does come from the hamas run health ministry. it's clear as we've been reflecting on what lyse doucet, there is a huge level of death and destruction in gaza and many of those victims are children. thousands of children it can be overwhelming and you can almost, you know, age might be a stat

broad underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to mr. perry other. >> perry had been receiving regular ketamine injections for depression, but today prosecutors said he got several injections on the day he died and went to other doctors who would give him more with a growing market and many positive effects in treating things like depression and ptsd. >> we want to give you a well-rounded perspective on this drug. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is hearing from the experts tonight. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. >> five people, including two doctors charged in connection with the death of beloved actor matthew perry. they falsely prescribed, sold or injected the ketamine that caused matthew perry's tragic death. the federal investigation into perry's death, thrusting the use of ketamine treatment into the spotlight. >> it does contribute to the stigma that we've been trying to get over for a very long time. >> dustin robinson is with a venture capital firm specializing in hallucin

as many of you know, mr perry struggled with addiction in the past.efendants took advantage to profit for themselves. quite an extraordinary news conference. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, joins me from la. peter, these charges, have they come as a surprise?— as a surprise? these charges have come as a — as a surprise? these charges have come as a surprise _ as a surprise? these charges have come as a surprise and _ as a surprise? these charges have come as a surprise and i _ as a surprise? these charges have come as a surprise and i would - as a surprise? these charges have | come as a surprise and i would say as a surprise? these charges have l come as a surprise and i would say a shock to the many fans of matthew perry around the world, that there was this allegedly wide network of people including two doctors and matthew perry's personal assistant, personal assistant who lived with him at the time, all working together to get him large quantities of this drug, ketamine. that's the cause of his death, he had ketamine and extremely hi

. >> in the fall of 2023, mr. perry fell back into addiction. and these defendants took advantage to profit. >> reporter: the 18-count indictment lays out how over the course of one month, the ring of individuals supplied perry with dozens of vials of liquid ketamine, charging the star upwards of $64,000. >> they wrote in a text message, he w i wonder how much this moron will pay. >> reporter: this kthey knew he had struggled with addiction. >> they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry, but they did it anyways. >> reporter: the medical examiner's office revealed the level of ket meaamine was so hit was equivalent to the amount used during surgery. it comes after michael jackson and prince overdosed and died after also being supplied drugs by medical doctors. jackson's doctor, conrad murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011. >> if you were in the business of selling dangerous drugs, we will hold you accountable for the death that you cause. >> reporter: chloe melas, nbc news, los angeles. >>> turning to t

broad underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to mr. perrynd other. >> perry had been receiving regular ketamine injections for depression, but today prosecutors said he got several injections on the day he died and went to other doctors who would give him more with a growing market and many positive effects in treating things like depression and ptsd. >> we want to give you a well-rounded perspective on this drug. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is hearing from the experts tonight. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. >> five people, including two doctors charged in connection with the death of beloved actor matthew perry. they falsely prescribed, sold or injected the ketamine that caused matthew perry's tragic death. the federal investigation into perry's death, thrusting the use of ketamine treatment into the spotlight. >> it does contribute to the stigma that we've been trying to get over for a very long time. >> dustin robinson is with a venture capital firm specializing in halluc

they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry but they did anyways in the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off mr. perry than carrying for his well-being cnn's stephanie elam joins us now, live stephanie, what more did you hear what that press briefing we really did learn more boris about this, what they called a broad underground criminal network that was selling ketamine and that ultimately led to the death of matthew perry. we also learned that matthew perry, as we have all heard about, he struggles with drug addiction, but he relapsed in september of 2023, the u.s. attorney said, at that point, was actually getting treated for depression that led to him relapsing. and then when the doctors wouldn't give him more, he went to the street and that is what led to these five people being charged. and just to give you an idea of how close these people are worried. matthew perry, one of them was his live in assistant. i just want you to listen to the names of the people here. we're talking about dr. salvador pl

struggled for years with addiction. >> they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry, but they did it anyways. >> reporter: after perry's death, the los angeles county medical examiner's office revealed the level of ketamine in perry's body were so high that they were equivalent to the amount used during general anesthesia during surgery. the arrest after perry's death comes after high profile celebrities like michael jackson and prince overdosed and died after also being supplied drugs by medical doctors. jackson's doctor, conrad murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 for improperly administering propofol to the singer. >> if you're in the business of selling dangerous drugs we will hold you accountable for the deaths that you cause. >> reporter: chloe melas, nbc news, los angeles. >> and we're joined by her senior legal correspondent laura jarrett. laura, i know the point here is for law enforcement to send a message. but is the investigation of this side going after suppliers typical? >> absolutely. and prosecutors wanted to emphasize today, leste

these defendants took advantage of mr perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves.s wrong. were doing was risking great danger to mr perry, but they did it anyways. the desperation that led perry to these individuals was not met with help, as it should have been from the doctors, but instead it was met with exploitation — exploitation by those who should have guided him toward help. matthew, right here first. thank you _ matthew perry was charged 2,000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12. the doctors are accused of acquiring the drug and falsifying medical records — one of them writing in a text, "i wonder how much this moron will pay." and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say while looking into the actor's death, they uncovered a drug supply network, involving a dealer known as the ketamine queen in hollywood, and say that other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. emma vardy, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. to thailand, where p

mr perry. >> these defendants took advantage of mr perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves.ey knew what they were doing was wrong. they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr perry . but great danger to mr perry. but they did it anyways . they did it anyways. >> and those are the latest gb news headlines for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you tatiana. now irish police have confirmed a potential terrorist link after an army chaplain was stabbed multiple times outside a barracks in galway. police have confirmed. the man, in his 50s, has been taken to hospital in galway and a teenage boy has been arrested. and this morning, chaplain paul murphy has released the following statement. friends, thank you for your prayers, love and concern. sorry that i can't reply to all messages and take all the calls coming my way, but i'm doing just okay. just awaiting surgery all will be

mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves.y knew what they were doing was wrong, they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry, but they did it anyways. in the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off of mr. perry then caring for his well-being. >> dagen: matt finn is in los angeles with much more, i read the entire indictment and it really is horrifying. >> so did i, dagen and when the tragic news broke last year that matthew perry died here in southern california with ketamine in his system, all questions rose, and now law enforcement says that the death can be blamed on a diabolical criminal ring including two doctors who sold academy into the actor for outrageous prices and ended up killing him. >> matthew perry sought treatment for depression and anxiety, and went to a local clinic where he became addicted to intravenous ketamine. when clinic doctors refused to increase his dosage, he turned to unscrupulous doctors who saw perry as a way to make quick money. >> so how much money l

these defendants took advantage of mr perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves.g. they knew what they were doing was risking great danger to mr perry, but they did it anyways. the desperation that led perry to these individuals was not met with help as it should have been from the doctors, but instead it was met with exploitation. exploitation by those have should have guided him towards help. matthew perry was charged $2,000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12. the doctors are accused of acquiring the drug and falsifying medical records. one of them, writing in a text, "i wonder how much this moron will pay?" and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say while looking into the actor's death they uncovered a drug supply network involving a dealer known as the �*ketamine queen' in hollywood and say other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a source has confirmed to the bbc that british challenger 2 tanks h

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broad underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to mr. perry others. >> according to prosecutors, perry had been receiving ketamine infusions to treat depression and anxiety, but he became addicted. the doctors then allegedly sold perry, 20 vials of ketamine for $55,000. over the course of just two months. doctor phil bartkus, a board certified psychiatrist at the west coast ketamine center not associated with this case, said perry should have never been allowed to self-administer the drug. but despite the tragedy, doctor bartkus said the drug, when used properly, can save lives. >> this is a good medication and has been life saving even for patients who are suicidal. so it's important that patients still have access to this no matter what the initial response is to this horrible event. >> tonight, perry's family is grateful to law enforcement for finding those allegedly responsible for his death. >> the family is so thankful that they're being brought to justice because sometimes cases just get closed and you don't know what happens. >> baylee

in the end that these defendants were more interested in profiting off of mr. perryout the illicit d drugs in his systm senior medical analyst dr. marc siegel. i've so many questions about ketamine. for a couple of reasons. one, is having a bit about renaissance but a all psycho deo talking treatment for ptsd and things like this with psychedelics like a ketamine. matthew perry was using it reportedly therapeutically to get off other addiction. so first about tell me a little bit about ketamine which in the past was certainly villain eyes a special k. today people treat with a little less taboo. >> make no mistake about it, will. and good morning. that the drug is used for general anesthesia to put people to sleep and to keep them asleep. it's got a lot of issues with it that make it something you really have to be an expert at. it can cause your blood pressure to skyrocket. it obviously makes you lose consciousness. to get dissociated, come outside yourself. this type of side effects and at very high doses can affect breathing are why you really want an anesthesiolo

mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves.hat they were doing was wrong. were doing was risking great danger to mr. perry, but they did it anyways. the desperation that led perry. to these individuals was not met with help, as it should have been from the doctors, - but instead it was met- with exploitation, exploitation by those who should have guided him toward help. matthew, right here first. thank you. matthew perry was charged 2000 for a dose of ketamine worth around $12. the doctors are accused of acquiring the drug and falsifying medical records, one of them writing in a text, i wonder how much this moron will pay. and matthew perry's personal assistant has admitted injecting him on the day he died. investigators say while looking into the actor's death, they uncovered a drug supply network involving a dealer known as the ketamine queen in hollywood, and say that other suspects in connection with the operation are continuing to be investigated. emma vardy, bbc news. ukraine has told residents to evacuate the city of pok