Overview
- The Paris banditry brigade and the central office for cultural-goods trafficking are leading the inquiry into the theft from the Louvre’s Galerie d’Apollon.
- A second suspect was apprehended later in the Paris region, and both men are under investigation for aggravated theft and criminal association.
- Investigators say the pair, from Seine-Saint-Denis, were already known for burglaries and may have acted on commission.
- Pretrial custody can run up to 96 hours as authorities work to identify remaining accomplices and locate the missing jewels.
- Police believe a four-person team used a freight lift, forced a balcony window, smashed two display cases, and escaped on scooters to take items worth an estimated €88 million.