One America News Network By Brooke Mallory
French authorities have arrested five additional suspects in connection with the October 19th jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, bringing the total number of people in custody to seven, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced on Thursday.
However, similar to the first two arrests, the additional five have not been publicly named.
The most recent arrests, carried out overnight in Paris and the nearby Seine-Saint-Denis suburb, mark a development in what investigators have described as one of the “most sophisticated art thefts in decades.” It took thieves less than eight minutes to steal the jewels — valued at $102 million.
Among those detained is a man believed to have been part of the four-person team that physically entered the museum during the robbery.
Despite the arrests, none of the stolen jewels, eight priceless pieces from France’s historic Crown Jewels collection, have been recovered yet. Authorities fear the artifacts may already have been broken down or altered to evade detection…
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