LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The family of a Los Angeles man who died after taking ketamine allegedly supplied by the so-called “ketamine queen” said they feel vindicated by the charges against them.

Jasveen Sangha of North Hollywood faces nine charges in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry last year, including trafficking ketamine resulting in death.

Sangha is one of five defendants in connection with a large underground criminal network that U.S. Attorney Perry and others say supplied drugs.

According to Cody McLaury’s family, Sangha supplied him with ketamine, which led to his death in 2019.

“The most important thing for us is to get more answers,” said Katherine, a friend of McLaury’s who spoke exclusively to ABC News. “The silver lining for us is that it has shed light on Cody again and increased the pressure to do an investigation that should have been done five years ago.”

McLaury’s sister Kimberly remembers seeing text messages between her brother and Sangha after his death.

“I saw messages between the two of them talking about ketamine and how much she had available and how much it cost,” she said.

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Last month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office cited McLaury’s death when filing charges in the Perry case.

“In 2019, defendant Jasveen Sangha sold ketamine to another customer. That person died the same day. Yet defendant Sangha continued to sell drugs, including ketamine,” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada.

This week, Sangha’s attorney, Mark Geragos, said his client had no connection to Perry.

“My client has never met Matthew Perry, has nothing to do with Matthew Perry, and all other alleged rumors are nothing more than that: urban legends,” Geragos said.

Geragos also objects to the nickname “Ketamine Queen” that the US Attorney’s Office gave his client.

“I admire how clever that was. I don’t think that has any place in an indictment,” Geragos said.

In a statement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said: “We never alleged that we gave her the nickname ‘Ketamine Queen.’ That is something her clients – including Erik Fleming – did.”

The indictment names Fleming as the broker who helped Perry obtain ketamine, something Estrada said about Sangha last month.

“Defendant Sangha sold the batch of ketamine that resulted in Mr. Perry’s death on October 28,” Estrada said.

“The theory that the so-called lethal dose is somehow connected to my client is absolute nonsense,” Geragos said.

Sangha was arrested and released on other charges six months ago. Geragos says the U.S. Attorney’s Office has everything it had then now. Geragos doesn’t understand why his client is the only defendant detained without bail.

Sangha’s trial is scheduled for March next year.