“They are two men aged 38 and 39 and two women aged 31 and 40, all from the Paris region,” Paris prosecutor Laure Becuau said.
No trace of jewelery has been found
The stolen jewels, estimated to be worth around €88 million ($102 million), have not been recovered since the world-famous museum was brazenly heisted on October 19.
A statement from the prosecutor’s office said four people already arrested had been placed under investigation in connection with the robbery in late October and early November.
The prime suspect has already been linked to the theft by DNA evidence found on a glass case where the jewelry was displayed, as reported on October 30.
le parisien Meanwhile, the newspaper reported that one of those arrested on Tuesday was the fourth member of the robbery gang.
How did the Louvre robbery unfold?
The brazen theft took place on October 19 when masked criminals parked a truck equipped with a lifting platform next to the museum.
Two of the thieves waited on scooters on the street outside while the other two used the lift platform to reach the first floor balcony and enter the museum.
The gang fled on a scooter with eight precious pieces of jewelery belonging to former queens and empresses – including tiaras, necklaces, earrings and jewel-encrusted brooches.
A diadem set with diamonds and emeralds that once belonged to Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, was dropped as the thieves fled.
Edited by: Jennifer Cimino Gonzalez
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