On Saturday evening in France, authorities arrested two individuals suspected of being involved in the robbery of the Louvre, one of the largest museums in the world. According to Le Figaro, the arrests were carried out by law enforcement officials.
One suspect was apprehended at Roissy - Charles de Gaulle Airport just before boarding a flight to Algeria.
"The operation was conducted around 10 PM by a team specializing in combating banditry, which involved more than a hundred investigators over the week," the publication reports.
The second suspect was captured by the Paris judicial police in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
Paris prosecutor, L'or Becco, stated that the thieves left a plethora of evidence in the robbed Apollo Gallery, including over 150 DNA samples and numerous fingerprints. She expressed optimism about the investigation's prospects.
"The results we receive in the coming days may lead us to new clues, especially if the criminals are already in the database," the prosecutor added.
Additionally, video surveillance helped reconstruct the robbers' escape route through Paris and neighboring areas. The police utilized footage from public and private cameras on highways, in banks, and other locations.
As of Sunday morning, eight royal jewels of France, valued at 88 million euros, remain unfound.
It was reported that part of the Louvre's jewelry collection, including pieces displayed in the recently robbed Apollo Gallery, was moved to an underground vault of the Bank of France.
The audacious heist at the Louvre occurred on the morning of October 19. President Emmanuel Macron stated that the theft of jewelry from the Louvre's Napoleon collection is an attack on France's national heritage.