[NYP] Two men who allegedly stole $100 million worth of France’s crown jewels during a daring daytime heist at the Louvre Museum were arrested on Saturday night — as one suspect was captured trying to flee the country.One of the suspects, who has not been identified, was busted as he was boarding a flight bound for Algeria at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris newspaper Le Parisien reported.
The men, from Seine-Saint-Denis, a suburb north of Paris, were detained by police as part of the investigation of "organized gang robbery" and "conspiracy to commit a crime."
Police were tipped off on Saturday about one of the suspects likely to be flying out of the country heading to Algeria in North Africa.
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Both have been remanded in custody on charges of gang-related theft, prosecutors said. Two other alleged accomplices are still on the run.
According to broadcaster BFMTV, the two men are about 30 years old and already known to police. France Info reported that DNA traces found at the crime scene led investigators directly to the suspects.