Four more people suspected of involvement in the robbery of the French crown jewels from the Louvre have been detained, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN Tuesday.
Two men, aged 38 and 39, and two women, aged 31 and 40, all from the Paris region, were detained by police as part of the investigation into the heist, according to a statement from Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau.
The new suspects join four other suspects detained in late October who will be questioned by investigators, said the prosecutor – who has not yet released further details about possible charges.
CNN affiliate BFMTV reported that one of the suspects is the alleged fourth member of the gang that carried out the heist. Three of the suspects detained in October have been charged with organized robbery, with the fourth, a woman, charged with complicity in organized robbery.
The thieves raided the Apollo Gallery on the upper floor of the Louvre, the most visited museum in the world, on October 19. They used a truck-mounted ladder to gain access to the gallery, one of the most ornate rooms in the museum, through a window.
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