Authorities informed media that two men and two women are in custody in Paris; however, they declined to indicate what role they are alleged to have played in the high-profile raid.
On 19 October, a gang entered the Louvre Museum and stole eight pieces from France's Crown Jewels, valued at more than $150 million. Among the stolen items was an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave to his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise.
Local media have reported that one of the arrested men was part of the four-man team believed responsible for the heist.
A recent report by The Independent suggested that investigators believe that every member of the gang that orchestrated the theft is now in custody.
“The prosecutor's statement didn't say what role, exactly, the man is thought to have played in the daylight heist, carried out with angle grinders, a freight lift and subterfuge, with robbers dressed as workers in bright vests,” the report explains.
“The robbery is believed to have been the work of a four-person team — with two people breaking into the museum's Apollo Gallery where the jewels were displayed and then being whisked away on motorbikes by two associates who waited outside.
“The haul hasn't been recovered. It includes a diamond-and-emerald necklace Napoleon gave to Empress Marie-Louise, jewels tied to 19th-century Queens Marie-Amalie and Hortense, and a pearl-and-diamond tiara belonging to Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugénie.”
A spokesperson for the Louvre Museum recently confirmed that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will be installed soon.
This followed criticism and calls for better security after the heist. The museum plans to operate around 100 cameras by 2026, with crews beginning installation of the anti-intrusion system within weeks.
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