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A further quartet of persons were taken into custody in the context of the continuing probe into the last month's robbery of precious gems at the Paris Louvre, according to the Parisian legal officials.

Details of the Latest Arrests

Two male suspects, aged 38 and 39, and a duo of females, 31 and 40 years of age, were taken into custody this Tuesday. All are from the greater Paris area.

Included in this group is considered as the remaining individual of a four-man gang that is said to have performed the broad-daylight robbery, according to media sources in France. The remaining trio alleged robbers have already been arrested and charged, according to officials.

Police now have as much as 96 hours to conduct interviews. No trace has to date been discovered of the pilfered gems - valued at €88m (£76m; $102m) - which were taken on 19 October.

Prior Charges and Denials

Four people have already been charged in relation to the robbery - three male and one female suspects, who similarly reside within the greater Paris.

A 38-year-old woman was indicted in recent weeks with complicity in organised theft and conspiracy to commit crimes with a view to committing a crime.

Separately, a man, aged 37, was accused of theft and criminal conspiracy.

These two suspects, who have not had their identities disclosed, have denied any involvement.

The Method of the Robbery Was Carried Out

The heist happened when the team of four individuals employed a hijacked vehicle with a mounted lift to breach the Galerie d'Apollon via a balcony near the Seine River.

The perpetrators employed a cutting disc to crack open showcases housing the jewellery.

The robbers remained within for a mere four minutes and made their escape on a pair of scooters stationed outside at 9:38 AM, before transferring to automobiles.

A single pilfered object - an imperial crown - was fallen in the flight but eight additional pieces of precious ornaments - including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave his empress, Empress Marie-Louise - were taken.

Security Failures and Aftermath

Authorities have indicated that the heist was carried out by minor lawbreakers instead of experienced crime syndicates.

Shortly after the theft, it was disclosed by the museum's director that the single monitoring device monitoring the Galerie d'Apollon was directed away from the balcony scaled by the robbers to gain entry.

Louvre leadership has later confessed that the museum had failed in its duties, but rejected claims that security was neglected - emphasizing that from the beginning of her tenure in 2021 she had been consistently alerting of the requirement for additional resources.

Improved Safeguarding Protocols

In the wake of the robbery, protective protocols have been tightened around the nation's cultural landmarks.

The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the French central bank in the aftermath of the robbery.