French police reportedly arrested two males on Saturday night in reference to the high-profile Louvre jewel heist, and each are presently being questioned by investigators.
Based on a Paris prosecutor, quoted by the Related Press, a number of people have been detained over the theft of royal jewels from the museum, although their identities haven’t but been disclosed.
As reported by Le Parisien, one suspect was apprehended round 10 p.m. at Charles de Gaulle Airport whereas allegedly making an attempt to flee the nation. The second was arrested later that evening in Seine-Saint-Denis, a suburb north of Paris.
Each males, believed to be of their thirties, are suspected of belonging to a four-person gang behind the daring theft, throughout which jewels valued at round $102 million had been stolen in simply seven minutes.
Authorities stated the perpetrators used a stolen removals lorry fitted with an extendable ladder to entry a first-floor gallery. Utilizing a basket elevate, they scaled the Seine-facing façade, pressured open a window, smashed two show instances, and sped away on motorbikes earlier than safety might intervene.
Throughout their fast escape, the thieves dropped a diamond- and emerald-encrusted crown however managed to make off with eight different items, together with an emerald-and-diamond necklace as soon as gifted by Napoleon Bonaparte to Empress Marie-Louise.
Though alarms had been triggered and guards rushed to the scene, the robbers had already disappeared.
The theft has captivated world audiences for its extraordinary precision and cinematic aptitude, with many observers evaluating it to the plot of a Hollywood heist movie.