Louvre heist probe: What we know so far

"Thieves in October broke into the French capital's world-famous Louvre museum in broad daylight, escaping in under eight minutes with jewellery worth €88 million - from the suspects to the location of the jewellery, via the possibility of a unnamed mastermind - here's what we know so far. Three months on from the brazen heist, four suspects are in police custody but the jewels are still nowhere to be found."

"'Genuine preparation' There was "genuine preparation" before the heist, said Beccuau. The robbers struck early on a Sunday morning, "when everything was slowly getting going at the museum", after locating and stealing a mover's truck with an extendable ladder to reach the first-floor gallery housing the French crown jewels. After parking the truck below, two of the thieves hoisted themselves up the ladder in a furniture lift, the investigation has shown."

Thieves broke into the Louvre in broad daylight on October 19, 2025, escaping in under eight minutes with jewellery worth €88 million. Three months later four suspects in their thirties from Aubervilliers are in police custody, but the stolen jewels remain missing. A fifth suspect, a 38-year-old partner of one detainee, has been charged as an accomplice and released under judicial supervision. The pair suspected of breaking in include an unlicensed taxi driver named Abdoulaye and a 35-year-old Algerian detained while preparing to fly out. Investigators have reported no significant leads. Prosecutors said there was "genuine preparation"; the robbers used a stolen mover's truck and an extendable ladder, hoisted themselves in a furniture lift, broke a window and used angle grinders to cut glass cases.

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