French authorities have arrested four additional suspects connected to the October jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, bringing the total number of people in custody to eight as investigators continue examining how thieves were able to steal historic treasures valued at $102 million, as reported by Fox News.

The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed the new arrests on Monday.

Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that two men and two women, ranging in age from 31 to 40, were taken into custody.

The Paris prosecutor on Tuesday said that four new suspects have been arrested in connection with the heist of French crown jewels from the #Louvre museum in October.

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According to The Associated Press, Beccuau did not provide details about the specific roles the suspects are accused of playing in the heist, which has been described as one of the most significant museum thefts in recent years.

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Louvre director Laurence des Cars previously addressed the failures that allowed the robbery to occur in broad daylight. The Guardian reported that she told officials there had been a “terrible failure” in museum security.

“Despite our efforts, despite our hard work on a daily basis, we failed,” she said.

Reports indicated the robbery was aided by weaknesses in perimeter monitoring.

According to des Cars, the only camera facing the outside of the building was pointed away from the balcony connected to the Apollo Gallery, the area the thieves used to access the museum.

French police arrest 5 more suspects in Louvre heist, and reveal new details on how the thieves plotted the brazen crime. That truck-mounted lift they used to get up to the window and make their escape — they stole that, too, 9 days before the heist. pic.twitter.com/CusxoaJAVt

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She confirmed that all museum alarms were functioning at the time of the burglary.

In remarks to the Committee of Cultural Affairs of the National Assembly, des Cars outlined new security measures and described the tactics used by the thieves.

The AP reported that the burglars used disc cutters to break into the display cases. She noted that the museum replaced its cases in 2019 to protect against weapon attacks, but the method used on October 19 was “not imagined at all.”

Authorities believe the group accessed the second floor of the museum using a truck-mounted lift similar to those used for moving heavy furniture.

Beccuau has said investigators think the equipment allowed the thieves to reach the balcony leading into the Apollo Gallery, where they stole eight jewels valued at 88 million euros, or approximately $102 million.

The stolen items include a diamond-and-emerald necklace given by Napoleon to Empress Marie-Louise, jewelry associated with Queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense, and Empress Eugénie’s pearl-and-diamond tiara. None of the items has been recovered.

“We failed these jewels,” des Cars said, according to the BBC. She added that no one is safe from “brutal thieves — not even the Louvre.”

Earlier arrests in October resulted in preliminary charges against three men and one woman. Authorities have not announced when additional charges may be filed as the investigation continues.

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