On the Road to Crossmaglen, There's One Less Rogue

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Police, soldiers and customs officials from both parts of Ireland launched a dawn raid Thursday on the border home of the Irish Republican Army's alleged chief of staff, Thomas "Slab" Murphy.

At least 400 soldiers and officers from the Garda Siochana, Ireland's national police, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland converged on several properties in the so-called "bandit country" borderland. Among the first properties targeted was Murphy's border-straddling farm. Police reported no immediate arrests.