French authorities have arrested suspects in connection with last week’s audacious Louvre heist — last week’s daylight robbery of the French Crown Jewels, valued at more than €88 million (about $102 million). Prosecutors have not disclosed how many people were detained or released any identifying details, only that the arrests mark a major breakthrough in the case.
Investigators believe four people carried out the heist, entering the museum during regular hours dressed as maintenance staff and escaping with the jewels in less than eight minutes. The operation stunned France — not just for its precision, but for how it echoes familiar cinematic moments.
In film, we know how this story goes. From the “Ocean’s” franchise to “The Italian Job” to France’s own Netflix drama “Lupin,” the charmi

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