Overview
- A 37-year-old man was charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy, and a 38-year-old woman was charged with complicity in organized theft and criminal conspiracy, prosecutors said.
- Both newly charged suspects deny involvement and were placed in pre-trial detention after appearing before investigating judges.
- The pair were among five people detained in coordinated raids this week; the other three were released without charge, taking total arrests to seven.
- Two earlier suspects—a 34-year-old Algerian identified via DNA on a getaway scooter and a 39-year-old man—were previously charged after partially admitting involvement.
- The thieves took eight Napoleonic-era pieces worth about €88 million ($102 million), and investigators say the collection remains missing despite a security review and planned anti-ramming and anti-intrusion upgrades at the museum.