Two suspects in their thirties were arrested Saturday evening in connection with the theft at the Louvre Museum. One was detained at Charles de Gaulle Airport while attempting to board a flight to Algeria, and the second was arrested in the Paris region.

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Le Parisien

Two suspects in their thirties were arrested Saturday evening in connection with the theft at the Louvre Museum. One was detained at Charles de Gaulle Airport while attempting to board a flight to Algeria, and the second was arrested in the Paris region.

The arrests were made based on DNA evidence and forensic analysis of more than 150 samples collected from items left at the scene, including a motorcycle helmet, blowtorch, cutting equipment and a yellow work vest.

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BFMTV

The arrests were made based on DNA evidence and forensic analysis of more than 150 samples collected from items left at the scene, including a motorcycle helmet, blowtorch, cutting equipment and a yellow work vest.

Four thieves used a stolen furniture truck with an extendable ladder to break into the Louvre's Apollo Gallery on Oct. 19, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/thieves-rob-louvres-crown-jewels-in-minute-heist">completing the heist in about 7 minutes</a> and stealing eight crown jewels valued at $102 million.

France 24

The Telegraph

The Washington Times

Four thieves used a stolen furniture truck with an extendable ladder to break into the Louvre's Apollo Gallery on Oct. 19, completing the heist in about 7 minutes and stealing eight crown jewels valued at $102 million.

The stolen items included an emerald and diamond necklace that Napoleon Bonaparte gave his second wife, Marie-Louise, and a diadem with 212 pearls and nearly 2,000 diamonds that belonged to Empress Eugénie.

Daily Mail

The stolen items included an emerald and diamond necklace that Napoleon Bonaparte gave his second wife, Marie-Louise, and a diadem with 212 pearls and nearly 2,000 diamonds that belonged to Empress Eugénie.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau criticized media outlets for prematurely disclosing arrest information, stating it could hinder the work of more than 100 investigators mobilized to recover the stolen jewelry and apprehend all perpetrators.

The Times

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau criticized media outlets for prematurely disclosing arrest information, stating it could hinder the work of more than 100 investigators mobilized to recover the stolen jewelry and apprehend all perpetrators.

The theft has sparked debate about security at French cultural institutions, as the Louvre director admitted the robbers exploited a surveillance blind spot and requested the creation of a dedicated on-site police station.

Le Monde.fr

Al Jazeera

The theft has sparked debate about security at French cultural institutions, as the Louvre director admitted the robbers exploited a surveillance blind spot and requested the creation of a dedicated on-site police station.

French authorities cracked this case through solid police work and forensic science. The criminals left 150 DNA samples at the scene and booked flights under their real names — amateur hour mistakes that made arrests inevitable. These weren't criminal masterminds but hired muscle from Seine-Saint-Denis working for international buyers.

French authorities cracked this case through solid police work and forensic science. The criminals left 150 DNA samples at the scene and booked flights under their real names — amateur hour mistakes that made arrests inevitable. These weren't criminal masterminds but hired muscle from Seine-Saint-Denis working for international buyers.

Mario Nawfal

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Disclose.tv

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This brazen heist exposed France's institutional decay and chronic government neglect of national treasures. The Louvre's security was laughably inadequate — cameras pointed the wrong way and broken windows covered with wood like a home repair job. This embarrassing failure symbolizes Macron's crumbling presidency.

This brazen heist exposed France's institutional decay and chronic government neglect of national treasures. The Louvre's security was laughably inadequate — cameras pointed the wrong way and broken windows covered with wood like a home repair job. This embarrassing failure symbolizes Macron's crumbling presidency.

The New York Times

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There's a 20% chance that any of the eight pieces of jewelry stolen in the Louvre heist will be recovered before Dec. 1, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 20% chance that any of the eight pieces of jewelry stolen in the Louvre heist will be recovered before Dec. 1, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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