French authorities arrested two suspects on Saturday evening in connection with the audacious theft of jewelry from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed the detentions, noting one man was apprehended while preparing to board a flight abroad from Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Investigators have not disclosed whether any stolen items have been recovered.
The operation involved the police antigang brigade, and the suspects face charges of organized theft and criminal conspiracy.
Prosecutor Laure Beccuau criticized the premature leak of details, stating it could impede efforts to recover the jewels and apprehend all perpetrators.
On October 19, intruders used an extendable ladder from a moving truck to access a first-floor gallery in broad daylight.
They cut into the Galerie d'Apollon, threatened guards, and smashed display cases, escaping with eight pieces in four minutes via scooters.
Stolen items included an emerald and diamond necklace given by Napoleon Bonaparte to Empress Marie Louise, valued at $102 million with incalculable cultural significance.
A crown was dropped during the flee.
Evidence included DNA samples, fingerprints, gloves, a high-vis jacket, and footage from public and private cameras tracking the thieves in Paris and surrounding areas.
One in three rooms in the raided area lacked CCTV, and exterior surveillance had blind spots.
The Louvre director described it as a terrible failure, prompting tightened security nationwide and transfer of precious jewels to the Bank of France vault.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez praised investigators, urging continued confidentiality.