"A 34-year-old Algerian national who has been living in France since 2010 is suspected of being one of the two thieves who entered the Apollo Gallery with disc cutters to cut into the display cases and steal the jewels. He was arrested on Oct. 25, six days after the heist, at Charles de Gaulle airport as he was about to fly to Algeria with no return ticket."
"Authorities said the jewelry has not been recovered and the fourth member of the so-called "commando" is still at large. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said investigators are also looking for whoever might have ordered the crime. Neither names nor extensive biographical details have been made public, in line with French law that provides that information about investigations is meant to be secret, in part to avoid compromising police work."
Four suspects in the Louvre heist have been given preliminary charges and have been incarcerated. Three are believed to have been part of the team who forced into the Apollo Gallery and stole crown jewels valued at $102 million. One suspect remains at large and authorities have not recovered the jewelry. Two of the detained suspects were convicted in a 2015 theft case and all hail from northern suburbs of Paris. Investigators are also seeking anyone who may have ordered the crime. French law limits public release of investigative details, so names and extensive biographical information have not been disclosed.
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