Six Mexican cops arrested after New York fitness instructor 'suffocated to death as they stood on his throat' in Cancun

  • Yeudi Estrada Carrero, 28, is from New York state but lives and works in Cancun
  • On Wednesday he was arrested, with three officers restraining him
  • He died inside a patrol car from asphyxiation, with one of the officers pressing his feet against Carrero's neck
  • An autopsy found Estrada had consumed cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine

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

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.

 

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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

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

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Mexico truly scares me and it is unfortunate for it is such a beautiful country with an intriguing history and amazing temples and ruins. There are too many stories like this coming out of Mexico. And it doesn't seem to matter if you are native or a tourist. It doesn't seem worth it. Go to Puerto Rico; it's a U.S. territory, nearly everybody speaks English and it is absolutely gorgeous. Or got to Hawaii. Anywhere where the cops aren't in the drug lord's pockets.

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About 6 years ago did a Mexico cruise and rented one of those tiny cabs and we asked the driver to take us to the non tourist part of town. I'll never do that again.

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Can't wait for a trip to Detroit. It is MUCH safer there LOL!

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Mexico is a narco-state now, enter at your own risk.

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Eh, no big loss, another dead dope fiend. Big deal. Happens every day. Why is this news??

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How about this for a title: Drunken New York Physical Instructor stupidly gets physical with Mexican Police and dies.

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Sadly, Mexico is now a no-go bandit country that will take decades to mend. Anybody with any sense will steer well clear.

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Do you visit Detroit?

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Drug addicts should move to Colorado.

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people still head south on vacation; amazing

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This juiced up meathead wasn't curing cancer any tine soon. Put him in the ground and move on.

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