(MENAFN) French authorities have apprehended two individuals linked to last week’s high-profile burglary at the Louvre Museum, where eight of France’s crown jewels, valued at approximately €88 million ($102 million), were stolen, according to reports.

One suspect was detained late Saturday at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport while attempting to board a flight to Algeria. The arrest was carried out by border police in coordination with the anti-banditry unit.

A second person was also taken into custody in connection with the robbery. The suspects are believed to be part of a four-member group that broke a window in the Apollon Gallery before fleeing with the jewels. Investigators are still searching for the remaining two suspects and the missing items.

The stolen collection included a necklace and an earring from the Marie-Louise collection, a necklace, earrings, and a tiara from the Marie-Amelie and Hortense collections, and two brooches, a bodice bow, and a tiara from the Empress Eugenie collection.

Authorities later recovered Eugenie’s crown, which the robbers had abandoned near the museum. A Louvre security guard described this as evidence that their “plan was thwarted.”

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