Four more arrested in connection with Louvre heist, Paris prosecutor says

Four more people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the Oct. 19 heist at the Louvre, Paris prosecutors announced.

Four more people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the Oct. 19 heist at the Louvre, Paris prosecutors announced.

All four — two men, aged 38 and 39, and two women, 31 and 40 — are from the Paris region, Laure Beccuau, a prosecutor for the city, said in a statement.

The arrests Tuesday are in addition to four people already charged in the case. Three men and one woman were charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy to commit crimes and offenses, according to the statement.

Last month, the group duped security systems and used power tools in broad daylight to steal millions in jewels from the famed Paris museum. They ultimately made off with royal jewels, once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News.

The Ministry of Culture confirmed the jewels stolen included a necklace and a pair of earrings from the Marie-Louise collection; a necklace, earrings and a tiara from from the Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense collection; and a brooch, bodice bow and a tiara from the collection of Empress Eugénie.