# The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France, according to French radio RTL, after an audacious daylight heist last week. The transfer of some precious items from the museum’s Apollo gallery, home to the French crown jewels, was carried out on Friday under secret police escort. The thieves stole eight precious pieces worth an estimated 1,2-billion-rand from the Louvre’s collection last week, exposing security lapses. They broke into the museum using a crane to smash an upstairs window during opening hours. They escaped on motorbikes.
Louvre transfers jewels to Bank of France after heist