Overview
- Paris prosecutors said two men, 38 and 39, and two women, 31 and 40, from the Paris region were taken into custody and can be held up to 96 hours for questioning.
- Media reports indicate one of those detained is believed to be the previously at‑large fourth member of the entry team, while officials withhold detailed charges pending procedure.
- Forensic traces, including DNA, led to earlier arrests, with one suspect intercepted at Roissy‑Charles de Gaulle airport as investigators focus on links in Seine‑Saint‑Denis/Aubervilliers.
- The October 19 raid used a truck‑mounted lift to reach the Apollo Gallery, power tools to breach vitrines, and scooters for the getaway in under eight minutes; the roughly €88m–$102m trove remains unrecovered, and one crown was found damaged.
- A disclosure that a 2018 security audit flagged the balcony and potential lift access has intensified scrutiny of the museum’s safeguards, as planned upgrades include more perimeter cameras and an on‑site police post.