# A 38-year-old woman has been charged with complicity in organised theft and criminal conspiracy in connection with the Louvre jewellery heist in Paris. She is among a total of seven people who have been arrested over the raid, which was carried out while the world-famous museum was open to visitors on 19 October. Four thieves stole nine items worth an estimated 1.7-billion-rand in less than eight minutes. The heist exposed major gaps in the Louvre’s security, with Paris police chief Patrice Faure telling politicians that ageing security systems had left weak spots.
Woman charged in connection with Louvre jewellery heist