DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was arrested in Polk County on Wednesday after he was accused of trying to bite and kick deputies while attempting to conceal drugs.

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred at 6:02 p.m. on Power Line Road near Snell Creek Road in Davenport.

A white Ford Ranger pickup truck with three occupants was pulled over for a routine traffic stop, during which the driver and the occupant in the passenger seat were cooperative, according to detectives.

Detectives said they noticed the man in the middle seat had pulled out a white baggie from his pocket and was attempting to hide it behind him.

He was identified as 60-year-old Esteban Fernandez Uriostegui.

Detectives reached in to remove Fernandez Uriostegui from the vehicle when they said he attempted to bite one of them, elbowed another in the face, and kicked another detective in the leg multiple times.

Detectives said that during the struggle, Fernandez Uriostegui managed to put the white baggie in his mouth before they could secure him in handcuffs.

After searching him, they found Fernandez Uriostegui in possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

He was taken to a nearby hospital before being booked into the Polk County jail.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has charged him with battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, tampering with evidence, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.