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​After a 10-month multi-agency investigation, game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources have identified 25 individuals to be charged with a range of violations in connection with the illegal commercial harvest and sale of catfish from public waters, as well as the unlawful operation of pay lakes across Kentucky.

Dubbed Operation River Raid, the extensive enforcement effort spans from Paducah to Ashland and represents one of the most significant cases of illegal wildlife harvesting and distribution in recent state history.