Five more people were arrested overnight in the Louvre crown-jewels heist — including a man identified by DNA as one of the suspected robbers — the Paris prosecutor said Thursday, signaling an accelerating dragnet across the French capital and its suburbs.

Police in Paris have arrested five more suspects over the dramatic jewel heist at the Louvre museum, though the stolen royal gems have yet to be recovered. The arrests on Wednesday night, confirmed by Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau on RTL radio,

The Paris prosecutor says five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum

A Paris prosecutor says two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement in the theft PARIS — Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist on Wednesday were handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organized gang,

Two suspects have admitted they were involved in the brazen daytime jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris, prosecutors say.

The two men have partially recognised their involvement in the heist, she said. Four hooded thieves made off with the jewels after breaking into the Louvre on the morning of October 19, exposing security lapses at the world's most-visited museum.

For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com Five new suspects have been arrested over the theft of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre museum, the Paris prosecutor announced Thursday.