A doctor and multiple drug dealers have been arrested over the death of beloved actor Matthew Perry.
The unnamed medic and narcotics pushers were apprehended over claims they gave the Friends star the ketamine that killed him in October 2023, TMZ reported.
At least one doctor and multiple dealers have been taken into police custody. Their identities have not been disclosed and it is unclear if they have been charged.
Multiple law enforcement agencies have carried out searches, seizing computers, phones and other devices to try and establish which of the suspects was responsible for giving Perry the fatal dose.
Federal charges have been filed and will be announced at a press conference later today with the US attorney for LA and the head of the DEA, reports ABC.
Cops investigating the death of Matthew Perry (pictured in 2018) have made multiple arrests while probing who gave the Friends star the ketamine that killed him
In his last post on Instagram, the star shared images of him in his pool. He was later found unresponsive in his hot tub
It previously emerged that Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife Brooke Mueller was among those who had been interviewed ‘multiple times’ by LAPD in relation to the death.
However, she has not been named as one of those arrested, per TMZ.
Mueller and Perry reportedly bonded during a stint in rehab. She has remained adamant that she had nothing to do with her friend’s death.
The outlet also reports the search warrant uncovered text messages discussing Perry and the ketamine he wanted, including how much he would pay for it.
The investigation additionally is said to have revealed other celebrities connected to the drug scene.
Local police and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents interviewed some ‘key people in Hollywood’ who are known drug users.
Beloved actor Perry had been receiving prescribed ketamine therapy to treat his anxiety and depression.
But he had not had one of those treatments for a week-and-a-half prior to his death.
That means the ketamine found in his system after he drowned in a hot tub at his LA home had not been prescribed.
Perry’s at the age of 54 shocked the world. An autopsy attributed his death to the ‘acute effects of ketamine.’
Matthew Perry is pictured on October 22 – the last time he was seen in public
Perry’s LA mansion where he was found unresponsive back in October 2023
The amount in his blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery.
It was listed as the primary cause of death, which was ruled an accident with no foul play suspected, the report said.
The actor had been open about his struggles with substance abuse.
In 2022, he said he estimated he had that spent $9 million battling his addictions across 15 rehab stays.
In a tell-all memoir, Perry claimed that he was finally sober after multiple failed attempts to get clean.
Later, sources told DailyMail.com that the ‘reclusive’ star would have younger hook-ups from the dating app Raya to deliver drugs to his house even while he was under the 24/7 care of a nursing team.
Despite having a nursing team at his $6 million Pacific Palisades home as well as a live-in sober companion, Perry managed to have casual hook-ups sneak him illicit drugs without detection, sources explained in December 2023.
Multiple law enforcement agencies have carried out searches, seizing computers, phones and other devices to try and establish which of the suspects was responsible for giving Perry the fatal dose
The beloved Friends actor had been open about his struggles with substance abuse over the years
‘He would meet girls on dating apps and have them come over,’ insiders claimed.
‘There was a slew of 21 to 25-year-olds that he would meet on Raya. They would bring drugs with them. It was mostly Oxycontin [a powerful opioid pain killer].
‘He would also get illicit drugs from old girlfriends, there was a kind of network,’ a source said.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner ruled that Perry died from an accidental ketamine overdose on October 28, 2023.
He also drowned in ‘the heated end of his pool,’ the autopsy report said, but that it was a secondary factor in his death.
The examiner’s report does not specify how or when Perry had consumed the fatal dose of ketamine. But it found that trace amounts were detected in his stomach, and that prescription medications and loose pills were present at his home.
No alcohol was detected in his system by the autopsy report. Nor were there any traces of other drugs such as cocaine, heroin or fentanyl.