A puppy smuggler has appeared before a court to face justice after being arrested in Spain.
Laura Kiseliova, 40, was caught in Barcelona two days ago after a European Arrest Warrant was executed.
She was sentenced to four years in prison in her absence after going on the run.
Kiseliova and her husband Raimondas Titas were caught selling dogs - which were kept in dirty, cramped cages - from an illegal pet shop in Prestwich.
Titas's location is still unknown.
He was also sentenced in his absence - to three years and six months jail.
Manchester Crown Court heard Kiseliova initially boarded a ferry to Northern Ireland, before crossing the border into the Republic of Ireland.
Kiseliova then boarded another ferry to mainland Europe. She was apprehended in Barcelona earlier this week.
It is unclear whether she was arrested or handed herself in, the court heard.
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Kiseliova, who appeared in court beside a Lithuanian interpreter, admitted committing a Bail Act offence by failing to turn to court. She was remanded in custody.
The case was adjourned until next week so the same judge who sentenced Kiseliova in her absence can oversee the hearing.
In 2016, Kiseliova pleaded guilty to a number of charges, including importing puppies and passing them off as UK bred and failing to protect animals from suffering.
Sentencing was then delayed for a year when Kiseliova unsuccessfully tried to withdraw her guilty plea.
She and her husband were then due to appear before the courts in June 2017, but did not turn up.
They were sentenced in their absence in December last year.
After the pair were twice stopped from importing dogs at ports in Kent, Salford council launched an investigation.
A local vet had also raised the alarm about a puppy that had been sold in the city, but had an Eastern European microchip.
Police, along with the RSPCA and trading standards officers, raided two houses in Salford and one in Prestwich.
A total of 41 dogs and puppies and eight cats and kittens were found during the raid in Prestwich, in 2013,
More than 40 pet passports at the property, which didn't match the dogs at the home.
The animals included French bulldogs and pugs, as well as pedigree cats, and they were being sold for between £800 and £1,000 each.
The pair made around 680 sales, generating between £230,000 and more than £300,000.
Speaking at the time of the sentencing, RSPCA SOU Chief Insp Ian Briggs said: “It was obvious that this duo were dealing and trading in a large number of animals and that many of them were not receiving the appropriate care and veterinary attention they needed.
“Some of the animals were suffering from problems such as conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis or had sore and infected wounds.”
Speaking after the arrest earlier this week, Coun David Lancaster, lead member for environment and community safety, at Salford City Council, said he was 'delighted' Kiseliova has been caught.
He said: “I am delighted she is back to face justice and pay for her crimes.
"Kiseliova risked importing diseases with the animals she traded so callously as well as defrauding customers and causing them distress.”
