Matthew Perry’s death leads to major police operation exploring prescription drug dealing
The death of the late Friends actor Matthew Perry has reportedly had serious consequences relating to the underworld of prescription drug dealing in California, with a number of notorious dealers becoming wrapped up in the investigation into his passing.
In October last year, Perry died after an overdose on ketamine, and now, the LAPD is working with the DEA and the Postal Inspection Service to investigate further while preparing to announce a number of charges about the case, including those for involuntary manslaughter.
Brooke Mueller had recently been asked by the police about her friendship with Perry, although she has since been cleared of any potential wrongdoing. Mueller and Perry had been photographed outside a doctor’s office, who is allegedly known to have prescribed ketamine, although the doctor themselves claims to have never seen Perry as a patient.
Tracy Walder, a former CIA and FBI special agent, recently said that several figures in the drug dealing ring of Los Angeles could be exposed after a crackdown on those who send prescription medication by post, which is considered a federal offence.
Speaking with Page Six, Walder noted, “Intent is going to be the question. They obviously knew what they were doing was wrong [by drug dealing]. However, did they actively know that by procuring this, it would kill him?”
The ex-special agent continued, “Using the mail to commit a crime is more common than you think. People pay a heap of money to buy drugs, say, someone gets a legal prescription for ketamine and maybe has a $20 copay on insurance, then decides to sell the prescription for $10k because this junkie needs it, and they know he has the money.”
According to Walder, the “big networks” of drug dealers know that there is “big money” to be made and that it can be very easy to get drugs via mail. She went on to suggest that the Friends star might have been swapping prescriptions with others, which would have allowed him to get higher quantities of drugs over a longer period of time.
Perry’s attorney, Marty Singer, recently said that he had worked with the late actor just before his passing and thought that he was clean. However, Singer was also “concerned” when he learned that the former Friends star was using ketamine.
The lawyer admitted, “Anyone who was involved in the inappropriate utilization of ketamine for Matthew should be prosecuted.”
The investigation into those responsible for Perry’s death will continue.
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