Overview
- Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said one of the five latest detainees is suspected to be part of the in‑gallery team that carried out the 19 October theft.
- None of the eight Napoleonic and French Crown pieces, valued at about €88 million (roughly $100 million), has been recovered.
- Authorities report no evidence so far of inside complicity at the museum, as investigators probe a broader network and say more arrests are possible.
- About 100 investigators have examined more than 150 forensic samples and seized items, including DNA from a scooter and a broken display case.
- The two men arrested earlier this week partially admitted involvement and were placed in pretrial detention on organized robbery and criminal association charges.