The Paris prosecutor said two new suspects were handed preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in the crown jewels heist at the Louvre museum , three days after they were arrested by police as part of the sweeping investigation.

Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said a 37-year-old suspect was charged with theft by an organised gang and criminal conspiracy.

He was known to authorities for previous thefts, the statement said.

The other suspect, a 38-year-old woman, was accused of being an accomplice.

They were both incarcerated.

They both denied involvement, the prosecutor said.

The lawyer for the woman, Adrien Sorrentino, told reporters his client is “devastated" because she disputes the accusations.

"She does not understand how she is implicated in any of the elements she is

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