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French police have arrested four more people as part of their investigation into last month’s Louvre jewelery robbery, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.
A spokesman said the suspects were two men aged 38 and 39 and two women aged 31 and 40.
Four other people had already been arrested and placed under formal investigation on October 29 and November 1, the statement said.
Loot worth approximately $102 million has not been recovered. It includes a diamond and emerald necklace napoleon Jewels belonging to 19th-century queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense and the pearl and diamond tiara of Queen Eugenie were given to Queen Marie-Louise.
The broad daylight robbery has cast doubt on the credibility of the world’s most visited museum as a custodian of its myriad works. Flaws in its security were exposed.
Laurence des Cars, director of Le Louvre Museum, confirmed that they are ready to implement significant security upgrades, This includes approximately 100 new surveillance cameras that will be operational by the end of next year.
Anti-intrusion systems designed to prevent individuals from approaching museum buildings will be installed within the next two weeks, although specific details are unknown.
Ms. des Cars said the purpose of the new cameras is to ensure “complete security of the museum environment.”
“After the shock, after the emotions, after the evaluation, the time has come for action,” Des Cars told the National Assembly’s cultural affairs committee at the world’s most visited museum.
He said this is all part of more than 20 emergency measures that will be implemented. He said the new measures also include the creation of a “security coordinator” position at the museum and that the job was posted this month.
But robbery dayIt took less than 8 minutes for the thieves to enter the Apollo Gallery through the window with the help of the cargo lift. The power tools used by the robbers to cut the display cases were disc cutters made for concrete.