Overview
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said five people were detained Wednesday night in Paris and Seine‑Saint‑Denis, including a principal suspect linked by DNA, and all were placed in custody.
- Two men aged 34 and 39, arrested earlier, were formally placed under investigation and remanded in custody after partially acknowledging involvement.
- Investigators tied the initial pair to the crime via DNA found on a getaway scooter and on a shattered display case, while CCTV and telephony analysis continue.
- The stolen eight jewels remain unrecovered despite overnight searches; authorities renewed an appeal for their return and warned that buyers risk prosecution for receiving stolen goods.
- Officials report a large mobilization with about 100 investigators and 150+ forensic samples analyzed, see no evidence of inside complicity for now, and note the four on‑site perpetrators struck in under eight minutes using a stolen nacelle truck, yellow vests, a disc saw, and scooters.