On arrival at the police station the naked man was given a gown. A doctor was called to check that he was physically ok to be in custody, then he was put in a station cell to detoxify.
Sherie said he discovered that there was also a warrant out for the man's arrest as he had failed to appear in the Westport District Court on June 15.
The man was later taken to Greymouth to appear in court this morning.
Sherie said it was one of the stranger incidents he had attended in Westport.
"It is not often on a cold winter's night that we discover naked individuals walking the streets."