According to French news online Paris Match, the accused were arrested at the airport while fleeing abroad.
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Two people have been arrested in connection with a theft at the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris.
According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, two people were arrested on Saturday evening. Le Parisien, citing police, arrested two 30-year-old men in Saint-Denis outside the capital on charges of involvement in the theft that took place on October 19. On October 19, nine precious jewels, including the Eugenie Crown (tiara), made in 1855 for Napoleon III's wife, Eugenie de Montijo, were stolen. The crown of Empress Eugenie was set with 212 pearls and about 2,000 diamonds. The jewelry set is considered extremely valuable.
The Louvre Museum is the world's most visited museum. It houses about 380,000 historical objects, including valuable works of art such as the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. Its security system is considered one of the most stringent in the world. The Mona Lisa was stolen before in 1911. According to investigators, the thieves left some pieces of Eugenie's damaged crown (Eugène's crown/tiara) on the road while fleeing. The police had launched an investigation based on that. More than 100 investigators have been deployed to investigate the incident. According to The Guardian, France's organized crime branch (BRB) and experts in cultural heritage trafficking are also involved in the investigation.
Investigators have collected more than 150 DNA samples, fingerprints and other evidence from the scene. Paris prosecutor Lor Beku told the French newspaper Ouest-France that there was "a slim hope" that the jewelry would be found and that she was "optimistic" about the investigation.
