Suspects Arrested Over The Theft Of Crown Jewels From Paris’ Louvre Museum
PARIS (AP) — Suspects related to the incident were arrested theft of the crown jewel These paintings are from the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday, a week after the robbery that stunned the world.
The prosecutor stated that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, adding that one of the detained people was preparing to leave the country from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
French media BFM TV and Le Parisien newspaper had previously reported that two suspects were arrested and detained. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau did not confirm the number of arrests and did not say whether any jewelry had been found.
Thieves stole 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of jewels from the world’s most visited museum in less than eight minutes last Sunday morning. French authorities described how the intruders used a boom lift to scale the Louvre’s facade, pry open a window, smash display cases and escape. The museum director called the incident a “terrible failure”.
Beccuau said the arrests were made by investigators from a special police unit responsible for armed robberies, serious burglaries and art thefts. In his statement, he said he regretted that the information had been leaked prematurely, which could have hindered the work of “more than 100 investigators mobilized to recover the stolen jewels and catch all perpetrators.” Beccuau said more details would be released after the suspects’ detention period ends.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez praised “the inspectors who worked tirelessly as I asked of them and always maintained my trust.”
The Louvre reopened earlier this week after one of the incidents. most high-profile museum thefts century stunned the world with its audacity and scale.
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Thieves seized a total of eight objects, including a sapphire tiara, necklace and single earring, from a set belonging to 19th-century queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense.
They also received a reliquary brooch as well as emerald necklace and earrings tied to Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife. Empress Eugénie’s diamond tiara and large flower bow brooch (imperial ensemble of rare craftsmanship) were also part of the loot.
One piece—Eugénie’s emerald-studded imperial tiara containing more than 1,300 diamonds—was later found damaged but repairable outside the museum.
News of the arrest was welcomed by Louvre visitors and passersby on Sunday.
Freddy Jacquemet said, “It is important for our legacy. A week later, it feels a little late, we wonder how this could have happened – but it was important that the men were caught.”
“I think what matters now is whether they can save the jewelry,” Diana Ramirez added. “That’s what really matters.”
Petrequin reported from London.
