Overview
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau identified the latest suspect as a 39-year-old man from Seine-Saint-Denis with six prior convictions for offenses including pimping and receiving stolen goods.
- The man was taken into custody this week at a construction site in Laval, according to a source close to the case.
- All four suspects believed to have carried out the October 19 robbery have been arrested and charged with organised theft and criminal conspiracy.
- Investigators say the gang spent about seven minutes in the museum before fleeing on scooters with jewellery valued at roughly $102 million.
- Two members entered the Apollo Gallery while two waited outside, and a 38-year-old woman linked to one suspect is under investigation for complicity and has been released on bail.