‘Daring Daytime Heist’: Two Arrested After $100 Million French Crown Jewels Stolen from Louvre Museum

Using a cherry picker, the thieves scaled the museum’s Apollo Gallery and broke into the glass displays using chain saws as horrified guests looked on(X/BFMTV)

Two men accused of stealing $100 million worth of France’s Crown Jewels during a bold daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum have been arrested, including one suspect caught while attempting to flee the country. According to Le Parisien, one of the suspects, who has not been identified, was apprehended Saturday night at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport as he prepared to board a flight bound for Algeria.

The second suspect was arrested shortly afterward in Paris. Both men, in their 30s and from Seine-Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, are known to police for previous robberies. Authorities believe the group carried out the high-profile heist “on commission” for an unknown buyer.