Two of the five suspects arrested this week in the brazen Louvre jewel heist case were charged on Saturday, the Paris prosecutor said in a statement.

The Paris prosecutor said Saturday 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.

Two suspects have been arrested and handed preliminary charges related to the Louvre jewel heist as officials admit to security failings.

None of France’s crown jewels have been recovered, though Paris’s public prosecutor said she remains hopeful they will be returned.

French soldiers from the "Sentinelle" security plan patrol past the glass Pyramid while people queue to enter the Louvre Museum as French police have arrested more suspects linked to the theft of treasures from the Louvre museum's Galerie d'Apollon (Apollo gallery),

A 38-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were charged on Saturday in connection with the heist, joining two others.

The dragnet tightened around the Louvre thieves on Thursday. Five more people were seized in the crown-jewels heist — including a suspect tied by DNA — the Paris prosecutor said, widening the sweep across the capital and its suburbs.

In addition to the two main suspects, who partially admitted to the robbery, two others have been charged by the Paris prosecutor overseeing the case.