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Louisiana State Police are investigating the death of a man in the custody of Houma Police.
An officer pulled over a car for an equipment violation early Friday morning on Highway 3040 near Grinage St.
The driver reportedly resisted, but officers got him into the back of a patrol car, where they spotted him trying to hide bags of suspected drugs in his mouth.
He became unresponsive, and officers tried life-saving measures until EMS arrived.
The man, whose identity hasn't been released, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
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