At least 16 people have been arrested by police in connection to the robbery of Kim Kardashian West which occurred in a Paris hotel last year.

A series of raids on the hideouts of suspects were carried out, leading to massive arrests by Paris police.

The suspects include numerous career criminals, some with extensive criminal records, the police announced. The arrests were driven in part by DNA evidence gathered from the crime scene.

The reality tv star suffered the robbery last October whilst staying at a hotel in the French capital. Robbers tied her up at gunpoint and escaped with jewelry worth millions of dollars.

The incident started a chain of events which ended with Kanye hospitalised after a nervous breakdown.