Japanese Tosa pups. Surely not?

Just seen somebody advertising Japanese Tosa pups on a local website. I don't know anything about these dogs but am I right in thinking they are illegal?

I'm not 100% certain, but I thought they were a "banned breed" too.

Snorri

Yes they're definately a banned breed here in the UK

Yup banned breed

If a tosa licked the face of your local bobby and when he asked what breed it was was told a bloodhound cross i bet he would not flinch ..
A long legged staff would be bundled off to doggy prison if it did the same ..

The ad has disappeared now so must have been a scam.....

or just plain illegal

it is a shame that people still feel the need to breed these banned dogs when more often than not, the dogs (if owned by the correct people) can be loving and affectionant, a friend of mine works in a pre-destroy quarintine kennels and they have a tosa at the kennels as a gaurd dog, it just tries to lick you to death if you are introduced to it, if you sneak up on it or try and break in tho its is another matter

I saw one on TV years ago, it was on a discussion about the 'ban'. Beautiful dog, laid at the feet of its handler xxxxx

There was only ever 1 imported to the country it was just before the DDA came out