Police Arrest Two Suspects in Louvre Museum Crown Jewel Theft

French police have arrested two suspects in connection to final weekend’s large jewel heist on the Louvre Museum … in line with native experiences.

In keeping with Paris newspaper Le Parisien … Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau introduced Sunday the arrests had been made Saturday evening by the town’s elite anti gang brigade. Prosecutors stated one of many suspects was detained at Roissy Airport whereas making an attempt to depart the nation.

Prosecutors stated greater than 100 investigators have been on the case as authorities raced to get well the stolen jewels and establish these concerned within the large heist.

The theft went down final Sunday contained in the Apollo Gallery. The suspects used a basket carry to scale the museum’s exterior, pressured open a window, smashed by way of a glass show instances and fled with the crown jewels valued at round roughly $102 million.

The whole operation took lower than eight minutes. The Louvre’s director referred to as the theft a “horrible failure,” and the museum was closed following the theft.

Prosecutors additionally criticized early media leaks in regards to the arrests, warning they may intervene with ongoing efforts to trace the remainder of the suspects and find the lacking jewels.