PARIS — Police have made arrests in the brazen jewelry heist last week at the Louvre Museum in Paris, French authorities said Sunday, without specifying how many people had been taken into custody.

The robbery, which stunned France, was carried out by four people. Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor, said in a statement that the arrests were made Saturday evening and that one man was taken into custody at the Charles de Gaulle Airport as he was trying to leave the country.

It was not immediately clear whether police had recovered any of the stolen jewelry, which is worth more than $100 million and includes gem-studded royal tiaras, necklaces and earrings dating to the 19th century.

The arrests were a major breakthrough for French investigators, who are racing to find the thieves before

See Full Page