A police officer has been assaulted during the arrest of a man wanted on seven outstanding warrants, when he tried to evade a NSW-Victorian border checkpoint this morning.
\nThree police officers and two Defence Force personnel were manning a border crossing at Federation Way at Corowa when a car, with three people on board, was stopped about 4.50am today (Saturday 1 August 2020).
\nThe 22-year-old female driver and a 25-year-old woman in the front-passenger seat presented valid permits and ID; however, police allege a man travelling in the back seat provided false information.
\nAfter checks revealed the man was wanted on seven outstanding warrants \u2013 including a revocation of parole warrant \u2013 the 21-year-old man attempted to run from the vehicle, allegedly punching a senior constable in the face, knocking him to the ground.
\nPolice and Defence Force officers intervened and arrested the man after a short struggle.
\nHe has been taken to Corowa Hospital due to concerns about the effects of suspected drug ingestion. Officers seized drug paraphernalia when the vehicle was searched.
\nThe driver returned a positive roadside drug test for methamphetamine and has had her licence suspended for 24 hours. Any further action will depend on the outcome of the secondary testing.
\nPolice are waiting for the man to be released from hospital.
\nThe senior constable has been treated for facial swelling and bruising; all officers have now been checked at hospital and released.
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