US EditionTwo new suspects handed preliminary charges in Louvre jewels heist case, Paris prosecutor says
- On October 19, masked thieves raided the Louvre museum, stealing jewels valued at $102 million in broad daylight within seven minutes.
- Historic regalia taken included eight objects: tiaras, necklaces, brooches linked to 19th-century queens and an emerald-and-diamond necklace given by Napoleon I to Empress Marie-Louise plus Empress Eugenie's diadem with nearly 2,000 diamonds.
- Police initially arrested two suspects and this week detained five more, bringing the total detained to seven suspects, while two earlier suspects, men aged 34 and 39 from Aubervilliers, were charged after partially admitting involvement, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.
- DNA evidence tied a 34-year-old Algerian national to the getaway scooter and one suspect was stopped at Charles-de-Gaulle airport; one arrested this week was released Friday, lawyers Sofia Bougrine and Noemie Gorin said, with defence lawyer Bougrine calling the arrests `waves of drift nets`.
- Investigators have analysed roughly 150 forensic samples with about 100 investigators involved, sealing 189 items as evidence while officials confirm major security gaps and unrecovered jewels.
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A 37-year-old man and his 38-year-old companion were charged and remanded in custody this Saturday as part of the mid-October theft investigation.
Last Thursday, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced five new arrests in connection with the high-profile robbery, adding that the stolen jewels, worth 88 million euros, remain unaccounted for.
Two new suspects charged in Louvre heist
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor said Saturday two new suspects were handed preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in the crown jewels heist at the Louvre museum, three days after they were arrested by police in the sweeping investigation.
Among the two persons charged was a 38-year-old woman, who was placed in pre-trial detention.
The investigation into the assault on the famous French museum added up to more detainees, while the valuable loot continues unappeared and doubts grow about the criminal network involved
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