"Suspects have been arrested on Saturday evening and taken into custody as part of the investigation into the spectacular Louvre museum jewel heist a week earlier that gripped the world and embarrassed the French government. The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed the arrests on Sunday morning, adding that one of the suspects had been preparing to flee France from Roissy airport. Le Parisien earlier reported two men were arrested and said the other person was located northeast of Paris."
"The two men, already known for burglaries, appear to be experienced criminals in their thirties, from the Seine-Saint-Denis department and may have been acting on orders, Le Parisien reported. The suspects can be held in custody for up to 96 hours. The newspaper said that one of the two men was planning to leave the country, possibly to Algeria, triggering the arrests."
Suspects were arrested Saturday evening in the Louvre museum jewel heist a week earlier and taken into custody. The Paris prosecutor's office said one suspect had been preparing to flee from Roissy airport; police located another person northeast of Paris. Four people broke into the Apollon Gallery in broad daylight, threatened guards, cut into display cases and stole eight pieces valued at an estimated 88 million euros. Two men in their thirties from Seine-Saint-Denis, known for burglaries, are suspected and may have acted on orders. One suspect reportedly planned to leave the country; suspects can be held up to 96 hours. Robbers dropped a diamond crown and left DNA traces.
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