Paris prosecutors announced last month that two more people have been charged in the Louvre theft, bringing the total number of suspects linked to the heist to four.
Seven people have been arrested in connection with the world-famous gallery’s siege on October 19, when a four-person team broke into the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery and stole jewels worth 88 million euros ($102 million).
The attack, which took place in broad daylight, lasted less than eight minutes.
A 38-year-old woman from the Parisian suburb of La Courneuve was recently arrested and charged with complicity in organized theft and criminal conspiracy to commit a crime. Reuters.
A police park in the courtyard of the Louvre in Paris for a week after a robbery there on October 19. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
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A 37-year-old man was also arrested and is charged with theft and criminal conspiracy, according to the report.
Both suspects, whose identities have not yet been released, denied any involvement BBC reported.
A magistrate judge ruled Saturday that the two suspects must remain in custody while the case is investigated, fearing they could conspire with others to destroy evidence, the outlet reported.
People tour the courtyard of the Louvre Museum October 27. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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The 37-year-old man is reportedly known to French authorities due to previous robberies.
The other two previously arrested suspects are charged with criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organized gang.
One of the suspects, a 34-year-old Algerian national who has lived in France since 2010, was captured at Charles de Gaulle airport while trying to flee to Algeria on a one-way ticket, prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.
Police cordon off an area outside the Louvre in Paris. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)
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The 34-year-old, who lived in the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers, was previously known to the police for traffic violations, according to Beccuau. Investigators reportedly identified his DNA on a scooter used during the escape.
Another suspect, a 39-year-old man who also lives in Aubervilliers, was arrested at his home and has a record of several previous thefts, Beccuau said.
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Authorities have reportedly matched his DNA to a glass display case containing the stolen jewelry and several items left at the scene.
