Overview
- Five additional suspects were detained Wednesday evening in the Paris region, including one targeted after DNA tied him to the raid, but searches did not recover the jewels.
- Two men arrested earlier, aged 34 and 39, have partially confessed and are in pre-trial detention under organized-theft and criminal-association proceedings.
- Investigators say four perpetrators carried out the break-in; with the latest arrests, authorities indicate a third direct participant may be in custody as the hunt for a fourth continues.
- Prosecutors have appealed for the pieces’ return, stressing the crown-jewel items are unsellable, while also noting no evidence so far of inside assistance.
- One emerald-and-diamond crown was found nearby in damaged condition, and security reviews of museums nationwide continue after reported vulnerabilities at the Louvre.