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in the same year, the uk saw a 260% increase in puppy smuggling. in response, it s proposed to ban the import of dogs under six months old. but that would not always deter the smugglers. this car and van travelling in convoy were stopped by german police. inside, they found eight adult dachshunds split between the two vehicles. the dogs were being transported from hungary to the uk in terrible conditions. the shipment was also bigger than it initially looked. four of the dogs were heavily pregnant. at the shelter, they gave birth to 21 puppies, which would have been worth about £42,000 on the british market. the trafficker had pet passports for some of the dogs,