Five more suspects were detained in the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre," informed French prosecutor Laure Beccau. The stolen precision, worth EUR 88 million, has inactive not been found.
According to investigators, 1 of the detainees belonged to the group that committed the robbery. fishy recognition allowed DNA samples from the scene. Beccau stressed that the investigation was complicated, but the fresh search findings could aid recover the loot.
Arrests were made on Wednesday evening in respective locations of the Paris agglomeration. A full of 7 people have already been detained. 2 men captured on October 25 heard the charges, and the prosecution does not regulation out the participation of a larger criminal group.
The robbery occurred on October 19. Thieves, impersonating workers, got into the Apollo Gallery utilizing a stolen truck with a boom.
