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Paris Prosecutor Reports Four More Arrests in Louvre Jewel Heist

Forensic traces and phone data are steering the investigation.

FILE - A police car parks in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, on Oct. 26, 2025, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
French soldiers from the "Sentinelle" security plan patrol past the glass Pyramid while people queue to enter the Louvre Museum as French police have arrested more suspects linked to the theft of treasures from the Louvre museum's Galerie d'Apollon (Apollo gallery), in Paris, France, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

Overview

  • Two men and two women from the Paris region were taken into custody on Tuesday morning, the prosecutor said.
  • Authorities have not located any of the eight Napoleonic‑era pieces, which are valued at about $102 million.
  • Le Parisien reported that a person suspected to be the fourth member of the main gang was arrested, according to Reuters.
  • Investigators are working with DNA, fingerprints, CCTV footage, shattered glass and phone records to map the network behind the raid.
  • Security at the museum remains under review after prior findings of weak systems, and some valuables have been temporarily moved to the Bank of France.