Overview
- Police carried out coordinated raids in Paris and Seine‑Saint‑Denis, detaining five suspects, including one linked by DNA who is believed to be among the four raiders.
- Two men arrested over the weekend were formally placed under investigation and remanded; both “partially admitted” involvement after 96 hours in custody, with DNA tying one to a scooter and the other to shattered display glass.
- Investigators say none of the nine stolen crown jewels, valued at about €88 million, has been found, and warn buyers the pieces are unsellable on the open market.
- More than 100 personnel have worked the case, analyzing over 150 DNA samples and 189 evidentiary items, while phone and encrypted‑message analysis and a cultural‑goods unit track black‑market channels.
- The thieves entered the Galerie Apollon via a truck‑mounted lift and forced two high‑security vitrines, a method that has intensified scrutiny of museum security, including gaps such as an unwatched balcony.