A man allegedly under the influence of methamphetamine who attempted to enter the Northern Territory through the Western Australia border was arrested after speeding through the checkpoint, failing to complete an NT border form and avoiding police nearly all the way to Katherine.

NT Police said in a statement the 38-year-old man sped through the border checkpoint around 2:30 am on Wednesday going 73km/h in a 40km/h zone and was stopped “shortly after” when police requested he fill out the NT border entry form. The man allegedly refused and drove away from police.

Five hours later, police deployed tyre deflation devices on the vehicle and arrested the man 20km west of Katherine on the Victoria Highway.

He was later found to have a pending warrant for not appearing in Darwin Local Court four years ago.

Details around where the man travelled from were not disclosed.

The man also allegedly was found to driving with a prohibited drug in his blood, specifically methamphetamine and cannabis.

He was arrested and conveyed to the Katherine Police Station.

He faces multiple charges including contravening an emergency declaration, failing to obey the directions of a police officer at the border control point, and possession of a dangerous drug among others.

NT Police also revealed the driver also had a warrant for not appearing in Darwin Local Court on May 24, 2016. The case for the warrant was not mentioned.

NT Police advise all travellers to visit https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/travel/interstate-arrivals to ensure they comply with the border controls.

“These sorts of actions will not be tolerated and those that do not comply will either be fined or, as per this case, be presented to the court,” NT Police Superintendent Daniel Shean said.

“The actions of this person this morning were dangerous to our police officers whom have been posted to the borders to help protect the Northern Territory from the coronavirus.”