Police have charged two men over the alleged supply of cannabis in the Wagga Wagga area, following two separate incidents yesterday.

In December 2015, police from Wagga Wagga Local Area Command launched Strike Force Jokic, to investigate the supply of prohibited drugs in the local area.

Following further investigations, police yesterday (Friday 4 March 2016), executed a warrant at a home on Laurel Road, Lake Albert.

While searching the house, police allegedly located an amount of cannabis, prohibited weapons and property suspected of being proceeds of crime; all of which was seized and will undergo forensic examination.

A 21-year-old man was arrested at the home and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station, where he was charged with supply commercial quantity of prohibited drug.

He was refused bail and is due to appear before Wagga Wagga Local Court today (Saturday 5 March 2016).

In a separate incident, about 8am yesterday (Friday 4 March 2016), police stopped a Holden Rodeo on the Sturt Highway, near Bolton Park.

The driver, a 28-year-old Forbes man, was subjected to a random breath test, which returned a negative result.

He also underwent a random drug test that returned a positive result.

During a subsequent search of his vehicle, police allegedly discovered approximately 1.3kg of cannabis concealed in a bag.

The man was arrested and later charged with supply prohibited drug (indictable quantity), and was granted conditional bail to appear before Wagga Wagga Local Court on Wednesday 20 April 2016.