Federal Prosecutors Say the Former Physician Repeatedly Sold Ketamine to Perry and His Assistant Despite Safety Risks, Charging Tens of Thousands of Dollars for the Drugs

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday secured a 30-month prison sentence for a former Santa Monica physician who repeatedly supplied ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, even as he acknowledged the risks of giving the drug to a patient with a long history of addiction.

Salvador Plasencia, 44, known to some patients as “Dr. P,” received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, who also imposed a $5,600 fine and ordered him taken into custody immediately. Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of distributing ketamine and later surrendered his California medical license.

According to court documents, P

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