In April this year, detectives attached to Central North Police District and the Proactive Crime Team established Strike Force Progre to investigate the supply of prohibited drugs in Bourke and surrounding townships.

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A 31-year-old Dubbo woman was arrested at a home in Bourke on July 3.

She was taken to Bourke Police Station and charged with two counts of supply prohibited drug.

The woman was granted conditional bail to appear before Bourke Local Court in July.

On June 16, a 28-year-old woman was arrested following a vehicle stop on Tarcoon Street, Bourke.

During a search of the vehicle, police seized 9.1 grams of methylamphetamine.

The woman was taken Bourke Police Station where she was charged with possess prohibited drug and supply prohibited drug - less than commercial quantity.

She was granted conditional bail at Bourke Local Court and will reappear before the same court in August.

As investigations under Strike Force Progre continued, the woman was arrested at a home on Meryula Street in Narromine, shortly after 11am on June 28.

She was taken to Dubbo Police Station and charged with 31 prohibited drug-related offences including supply and possession, supply unregistered firearm and knowingly/ recklessly direct criminal group assist crime.

The woman was refused bail and will appear before Bourke Local Court later in July.

About 4.30pm on June 16, police also arrested a 31-year-old Girilambone man following a vehicle stop on Tarcoon Street in Bourke.

During a search of the vehicle, police seized more than 400 grams of cannabis.

The man was arrested and taken to Bourke Police Station where he was charged with supply prohibited drug - less than indictable quantity and possess prohibited drug.

He was granted conditional bail and will appear before Bourke Local Court later in July.

On June 17, a search warrant was executed at a property on Johnsons Road in Girilambone, where police seized more than 14 kilograms of cannabis.

The occupant - a 55-year-old man - was arrested at the property and taken to Nyngan Police Station where he was charged with cultivate prohibited plant, supply prohibited drug, supply cannabis and possess prohibited drug.

He appeared before Nyngan Local Court in June where he was granted conditional bail and will reappear before the same court in August.

A 32-year-old man was arrested at a home in Narromine on June 28 and taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with three counts of supply prohibited drug and supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis.

He was formally refused bail at Dubbo Local Court and will reappear before Bourke Local Court in August.

Investigations under Strike Force Progre continue.