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Four additional suspects are now under arrest as part of the active inquiry into the recent robbery of precious jewelry at the Louvre Museum, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.

Particulars of the Most Recent Apprehensions

A pair of males, aged 38 and 39, and two female individuals, in their early thirties and forties, were arrested on Tuesday. Each hails from the greater Paris area.

Included in this group is believed to be the final member of a group of four that is said to have performed the daytime theft, per local news outlets. The remaining trio accused perpetrators have already been arrested and formally accused, authorities state.

Law enforcement has been granted up to 96 hours to conduct interviews. Zero evidence has so far been found of the taken jewelry - worth an estimated eighty-eight million euros - which were stolen on October 19th.

Prior Indictments and Denials

Four individuals have already been indicted concerning the theft - a trio of males and one female, who are likewise residents of the Paris region.

One female, aged 38 was formally accused earlier in the month with involvement in organized robbery and criminal conspiracy with a view to committing a crime.

Additionally, a man, aged 37, was charged with theft and criminal conspiracy.

Both of these individuals, who have not had their identities disclosed, have rejected all accusations.

The Method of the Robbery Was Executed

The robbery occurred when the quartet of male perpetrators employed a hijacked vehicle with a mounted lift to gain access to the Galerie d'Apollon by means of a balcony close to the River Seine.

The thieves utilized a disc cutter to force open display cases containing the jewelry.

The perpetrators stayed inside for a mere four minutes and fled the scene on two motor scooters waiting outside at 09:38 in the morning, before switching to cars.

One taken artifact - a crown - was fallen in the flight but eight more objects of precious ornaments - such as a necklace with emeralds and diamonds that was gifted by Napoleon I his second wife, Marie-Louise of Austria - were appropriated.

Safeguarding Failures and Aftermath

Officials have revealed that the heist was carried out by small-time offenders instead of sophisticated criminal organizations.

Shortly after the theft, it was announced by the Louvre leadership that the only camera observing the Galerie d'Apollon was directed away from the balcony scaled by the robbers to commit the burglary.

The museum's president has later confessed that the museum had failed in its duties, but denied that security had been overlooked - stating that from the beginning of her tenure in two thousand twenty-one she had been warning constantly of the requirement for additional resources.

Enhanced Security Measures

Since the incident, safeguarding procedures have been enhanced at the nation's cultural landmarks.

The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the French central bank after the theft.