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Two More Indicted in Louvre Heist, Bringing Total to Four

Prosecutors report fresh charges, with the search for €88 million in Napoleonic jewels still underway.

Overview

  • A 38-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were placed in pretrial detention on accusations of organized theft and criminal association.
  • Three others detained on October 29 were released after questioning for lack of evidence, according to prosecutors.
  • Two men arrested earlier in the week were previously charged, and prosecutors say they partially confessed to involvement.
  • Investigators have gathered more than 150 DNA, fingerprint and trace samples, identifying suspects via DNA from a getaway motorcycle and from broken display glass.
  • Thieves used a truck-mounted lift to access the Apollo Gallery in under ten minutes, and only Empress Eugénie’s crown has been found, damaged.