by Nicholas McEntyre and Anthony Blaire at New York Post
Two men who allegedly stole $100 million worth of France’s crown jewels during a daring daytime heist at the Louvre Museum were arrested on Saturday night — as one suspect was captured trying to flee the country.
Two others are still believed to be on the lam.
One of the suspects, who has not been identified, was busted as he was boarding a flight bound for Algeria at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris newspaper Le Parisien reported.
The men, both in their 30s and from Seine-Saint-Denis, a rough suburb north of Paris, were detained by police as part of the investigation of “organized gang robbery” and “conspiracy to commit a crime.”
Police were tipped off on Saturday about one of the suspects likely to be flying out of the country and heading to Algeria in North Africa and arrested him at Paris Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport as he prepared to board a plane, French outlet BFMTV reported.
The second suspect was arrested shortly afterward in Paris.
Cops have not yet recovered the stolen jewelry.
The alleged thieves are known by police for past robberies and are believed…
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