The defendants are from Halland and all have denied the accusations all along.
The prosecutor believes that the business was well organized and that the defendants earned millions of kroner from the puppies.
It was between May 2019 and November 2020 that the dogs were allegedly smuggled into the country.
A woman is sentenced to two and a half years in prison for, among other things, violations of the Animal Protection Act, illegal possession of contraband, and aggravated smuggling.
The suspected smuggling ring became known after the county administration in Halland received reports from a dog buyer who witnessed a dog getting sick or dying.
The text is updated.