Overview
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau says those in custody are petty criminals, not members of a highly professional gang.
- DNA traces link suspects to the freight elevator, a getaway scooter, a shattered display case, and items left inside the museum.
- Two detainees have partially confessed, while another man and his partner deny involvement; a 38-year-old woman charged with complicity appeared in court in tears, AFP reported.
- The men, all previously convicted of theft, face counts including gang theft and formation of a criminal association, with the search continuing for ringleaders and the missing jewels.
- Separate reporting cites earlier security audits that found serious vulnerabilities at the museum, including a video system password set to “Louvre,” though their role in this theft has not been established.