Summary:
Mexican authorities say a man who died in custody in Mexico died of asphyxiation after he was restrained by police.

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By . Ap  Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:34 EST, 4 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:53 EST, 4 January 2014 . Mexican authorities say they have detained six police officers over the death of a U.S. man, who died in their custody after being arrested for disorderly conduct in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Quintana Roo state Assistant Attorney General Carlos Alvarez said Friday that Yeudi Estrada Carrero died Wednesday inside a patrol truck while three police officers restrained him. Alvarez says the 28-year-old fitness instructor died of asphyxiation after at least one of the officers pressed his foot against Estrada's neck. Died in custody: Yeudi Estrada Carrero, 28, an American who lives and works in Cancun, died in a Mexican police patrol car on Wednesday after being arrested . Alvarez says Estrada was from New York state and lived and worked in Cancun. He says an autopsy found Estrada had consumed cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine. Alvarez says Estrada's body was turned over to his father, who also lives in Cancun. An investigation is underway. Yeudi Estrada Carrero, a fitness instructor from New York state, died in Mexican police custody on Wednesday. Authorities have confirmed six officers have been detained over the incident .