Overview
- Seven suspects have been detained to date, with two formally charged with organized theft and conspiracy and placed in pretrial detention.
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau reports DNA linking one detainee to a getaway motorcycle and another to a shattered display case in the Galerie d’Apollon.
- The stolen jewels, valued by the Louvre at €88 million, have not been recovered.
- Culture Minister Rachida Dati says new anti‑intrusion and anti‑theft devices will be installed before year‑end.
- The Louvre will establish a dedicated security directorate and mandate systematic guard training after a review cited obsolete protocols and CCTV blind spots.