Arrests made in Louvre jewel heist, French prosecutors say

French police have made arrests in connection with the heist of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris, officials said Sunday

French police have made arrests in connection with the heist of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris, officials said Sunday.

One of the men was arrested on Saturday evening while “preparing to leave the country” from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement.

She said investigators are still working “to recover the stolen jewels and to locate all of the perpetrators,” adding: “It is too early to provide any further detail. I will release additional information at the end of this period of police custody.”

AFP reports that two men were taken into custody on suspicion of organized theft and criminal conspiracy.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez congratulated investigators on Sunday.