In a significant development in the investigation of the high-profile Louvre Museum heist, Paris prosecutors revealed on Tuesday that four additional individuals have been apprehended. The suspects, comprising two men and two women aged between 31 and 40, are residents of the Paris region. Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor leading the probe, disclosed the arrests but did not specify the roles these individuals allegedly played in the October 19 theft. The stolen artifacts, valued at an astonishing $102 million, remain missing. Among the loot are priceless historical treasures, including a diamond-and-emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to Empress Marie-Louise, jewels associated with 19th-century Queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense, and Empress Eugénie’s pearl-and-diamond tiara. This latest round of arrests follows the earlier capture of other suspected members of the four-man gang believed to have executed the audacious robbery. Preliminary charges have already been filed against three men and one woman detained in October, as the investigation continues to unfold.
