Two more suspects charged in $102 million crown jewels heist at the Louvre
Two more suspects were charged on Saturday in connection with the crown jewels heist at the Louvre. According to The Associated Press a 37-year-old was charged with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy, and a 38-year-old woman is accused of being an accomplice.
Both denied involvement in the robbery.
On Wednesday five were arrested in the Seine-Saint-Denis suburb of Paris. Two others were arrested last Saturday. The two men, ages 34 and 39, were charged this week with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy.
The AP reported the two men arrested on Oct. 25 are believed to be the men who forced their way into the gallery. One was arrested at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris with a one-way ticket to Algeria. Authorities said his DNA matched a scooter used in the getaway.
Thieves carried out a daylight heist on Oct. 19. They made off with priceless jewels in an operation authorities described as both swift and highly professional.
Investigators claimed the entire operation took under eight minutes from the moment the suspects cut through a window to the moment they vanished.
The thieves got away with eight imperial jewelry pieces, including a sapphire diadem, an emerald necklace and a corsage brooch belonging to Empress Eugenie, the wife of Napoleon III. The jewels are worth more than $102 million.
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