Man due in court after drugs raid in which gardaí shot dog

The man arrested at the scene will appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30 am this morning. File Picture: Niall Carson

A man is due in court this morning following a drugs raid in which gardaí were forced to shoot and kill a dog.

The man is aged in his 40s, was arrested on Sunday afternoon after gardaí in Dublin searched a house under warrant in the Coburg Place area of the city.