Suspected dog-fighting farm raided

THIRTY-FIVE dogs were recovered from rat-infested buildings after a suspected drug dealing and dog-fighting ring was smashed, gardaí revealed.

Cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis, an air pistol and ball-bearing ammunition was also recovered when gardaí raided premises on the outskirts of Tallaght, south Dublin.

The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dublin SPCA), who also took part in the raid, appealed for information from the public after the “grisly discovery”.