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Illegal puppy importer arrested


A woman who had fled to Spain to avoid jail is to appear back in court in the UK

Richard Young

Posted 29 August 2019 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|North West


UPDATES: A woman accused of illegally importing puppies has been arrested in Spain after fleeing the UK, paving the way for her return to face court proceedings.

A woman who was convicted of illegally importing puppies has been arrested in Spain and is to appear in court back in the UK. She had fled abroad to avoid being jailed.

Laura Kiseliova of Salford and Bury had already been sentenced to four years jail in her absence after being convicted of importing puppies too young to travel from Eastern Europe and falsely claiming they had been bred in...

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