Overview
- Two men have been formally charged and remanded in custody, while five others are in police detention, including a principal suspect linked by DNA.
- One new detainee was arrested outside Paris’s Jean-Bouin stadium before a Ligue 1 match, with others picked up in Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis.
- None of the eight stolen jewels has been recovered, though Empress Eugénie’s crown was found damaged, and overnight searches yielded no loot.
- Investigators tied suspects to the scene via DNA on escape scooters and a shattered display case, supported by telephony and video analysis after more than 150 urgent forensic tests.
- Authorities report no evidence of inside help at the museum but are examining possible wider networks and resale channels, with prosecutors signaling cooperation could influence sentencing.