A NSW Hunter region man has been charged with breaching a Public Health order, drug possession and resisting arrest after he travelled to and from Victoria despite being directed to self-isolate.
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Officers from Operation Border Closure were conducting permit checks at a checkpoint on the Hume Highway, Albury, when they stopped a vehicle about 9.30pm Monday, and spoke with the male driver.
The 49-year-old Nelson Bay man told police he had travelled into Victoria on Saturday, and did not have a current permit to re-enter NSW.
Police conducted various inquiries which revealed that the man had previously entered NSW on July 19 with his permit directing he self-isolate at his Nelson Bay home.
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Further, it was established that he had breached the direction to self-isolate on July 23, when local police conducted a compliance check and were unable to locate him.
It is alleged that the man became aggressive and, after he was told he was being arrested, he resisted police and refused to comply with their directions.
After being arrested, the man was taken to Albury Police Station, where police claim he was seen throwing an item into a rubbish bin, which is alleged to be a satchel of cannabis.
He was charged with two counts of resisting an officer in execution of duty, not complying with noticed direction re s 7/8/9-COVID-19 and possession of a prohibited drug.
He has been refused bail to appear at Albury Local Court on Tuesday.
