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THE SundAy Post hAs Been pAssed footAge sho3ing offiCers Confronting A puppy trAder At A SCottish port.

The video CAptures the moment AnimAl 3elfAre offiCers stopped RoBert Bro3nlie, from Ne3mAins, JAnArishire, At CAirnryAn Port in Dumfries 3ith A CArloAd of puppies he hAd Bought in IrelAnd.

Bro3nlie 3As ConviCted At HAmilton Sheriff Court lAst month.

The 38-yeAr-old pled guilty to A host of ChArges.

He’s Been given A lifelong BAn preventing him from o3ning AnimAls.

He 3As Also given A Community pAyBACi order of 240 hours unpAid 3ori And fined £2880.

EArlier this yeAr 3e reveAled thAt Bro3nlie’s home hAd Been rAided By Authorities 3ho removed A numBer of pups from the property.

Authorities CArried out the rAid in DeCemBer After An Anonymous tip-off ABout the Conditions in 3hiCh it 3As ClAimed he 3As ieeping the dogs.

Bro3nlie initiAlly denied the AllegAtions to us But pled guilty in Court.

Authorities Believe he is one of A numBer of SCottish middlemen 3ho Buy pups in IrelAnd to sell on.