"Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the Louvre robbery in Paris, in which thieves stole crown jewels worth an estimated 88m (76m), the city's public prosecutor has said, but the gems remain missing. Laure Beccuau told RTL radio on Thursday the arrests had been made on Wednesday night in the French capital and the surrounding area, particularly the neighbouring Seine-Saint-Denis department."
"But they did not help us find the stolen goods, she added. One of the men detained was a target of the investigators we have traces of DNA linking him to the robbery, Beccuau said. He's one we had in our sights. The other four can give us information about how the theft was carried out, she said."
"The four-man gang pulled up outside the world's most visited museum at about 9.30am on 19 October in a stolen furniture removal truck fitted with an extending ladder and lift, in which two climbed to the ornate first-floor Apollo gallery. Wearing hi-vis vests to resemble maintenance workers, they smashed an unsecured window and used disc cutters to slice open two glass display cases before descending in the bucket lift and fleeing on motorbikes driven by the other two men. The heist lasted less than seven minutes, with the two who entered the gallery spending three minutes and 58 seconds inside."
Five suspects were arrested in Paris and the neighbouring Seine-Saint-Denis area in connection with the Louvre crown jewels theft, but the stolen gems remain missing. DNA traces link one detained man to the robbery, while four others are expected to provide information about how the theft was carried out. Two previously arrested men partially admitted involvement and face charges of organised theft and criminal conspiracy, with potential prison terms of up to 15 and 10 years. The raid used a stolen removal truck with a lift, disguises, smashed display cases, and lasted under seven minutes.
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