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Louvre Heist Probe Nets Fourth Suspect as Police Detain Four More

Investigators still have not found the eight Crown jewels a month after the theft, despite DNA-led arrests and expanded questioning.

Après le cambriolage au musée du Louvre, le 19 octobre 2025.
Des policiers travaillent sur le vol perpétré au musée du Louvre, à Paris, le 19 octobre 2025.
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Diadème, collier de saphirs, broche...Voici les 8 bijoux dérobés par les braqueurs au musée du Louvre

Overview

  • The fourth presumed member of the commando was arrested in Laval and is suspected of being the second scooter driver used in the getaway, according to police sources.
  • Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said two men and two women from the Paris region were placed in custody to be questioned, with their potential roles undisclosed pending the outcome of their interviews.
  • Three earlier suspects — Ayed G., Abdoulaye N. and Slimane K. — were charged after DNA traces on the nacelle, scooters and broken vitrines linked them to the October 19 theft.
  • The eight 19th‑century Crown jewels, valued at about €88 million, remain missing as the BRB and OCBC pursue the case under JIRS judges.
  • A previously reported 2018 security audit identified the balcony and nacelle access as a weak point, and the Louvre has announced emergency steps including a mobile police post and transfers of select pieces to the Banque de France.