Overview
- A 37-year-old man was charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy and a 38-year-old woman was charged as an accomplice, with both ordered into pretrial detention.
- Three of five people detained on October 29 were released without charge, leaving four suspects now formally charged and in custody.
- Investigators say the 37-year-old’s DNA was found inside the hired lift, a 34-year-old’s DNA matched a getaway scooter, and a 39-year-old’s DNA appeared on display cases and objects, with two early arrestees admitting partial involvement.
- Paris’s prosecutor described the suspects as lower-level offenders from Seine-Saint-Denis, noted two had a prior joint robbery conviction, and confirmed the 37-year-old and the 38-year-old are long-term partners with children.
- At least one alleged perpetrator remains at large and the jewels are still missing as the OCBC examines parallel markets, and the culture minister orders anti-intrusion devices and mandatory security training at the Louvre before year-end.