An Israeli firm owned by former Shin Bet head Yaakov Peri said the Louvre asked it for help in identifying the people behind a daring jewelry heist on Sunday.

But the management of the Louvre Museum denied having contacted the firm, the CGI Group, AFP reported.

CGI Group’s CEO Tzvika Neveh said in a statement on Monday: “At the Louvre’s request, we were asked—exceptionally—to help expose those involved in the heist and recover the stolen treasures, given our prior experience and success in solving the billion-euro Dresden heist in Germany in 2019,” Israel’s Channel 12 reported.

According to the report, some investigators believe the robbers had cooperation from employees of the Louvre.

According to France’s Interior Ministry, the robbers arrived near the Louvre around 9:30 a.m. and

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