French media say those held include alleged final member of four-man gang who broke into museum
French authorities have arrested four more people in connection with last month’s spectacular heist of an estimated €88m (£77m) of crown jewels from the Louvre, the Paris prosecutor has said.
“They are two men aged 38 and 39, and two women aged 31 and 40, all from the Paris region,” Laure Beccuau said. French media said the arrests included the last remaining alleged member of the four-man gang who broke into the museum.
Citing police sources, Le Parisien newspaper said the suspected thief was detained on Tuesday morning by anti-gang squad (BRB) officers and was being held at police headquarters. He faces charges of organised theft and criminal conspiracy.
The suspect had a criminal record and was linked to the three alleged members of the gang who had already been arrested and were under formal investigation, all of whom had ties to the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers, Le Parisien said.
