Louvre Heist: Five More Arrested in Crown Jewels Theft

The French law enforcement system continues to take active steps to solve the crime that took place in the heart of Paris and shocked the entire world. Five more people have been arrested in the case of the theft of royal jewels worth about 88 million euros from the Louvre Museum. The AFP agency reports this, citing the Paris prosecutor's office, noting that this is the second major breakthrough in the case in recent days.

The new arrests, according to official information, were carried out in Paris and the adjacent department of Seine-Saint-Denis. The police simultaneously conducted searches, which, as Le Parisien writes, have not yet yielded significant results, and the stolen goods have not been found. However, it is important for the investigation that, according to Le Figaro, one of the newly arrested individuals may be one of the direct participants in the brazen robbery carried out at dawn on October 19. Investigative bodies assume that it was possible to track down this suspect thanks to DNA traces found at the crime scene. As for the other four arrested, according to the prosecutor's office, they may possess valuable information regarding the preparation and planning of the crime. This reinforces the theory that a well-organized and large criminal group was operating.

These events were preceded by the arrest of two more suspects last weekend, who partially admitted their guilt during the investigation. Investigators are almost certain that they are dealing with a contract crime, the organizer or client of which is still unknown.

It is worth recalling that one of the largest robberies in the history of the Louvre took place on October 19. The criminals, using glass-cutting tools and a crane, broke into the Apollo Gallery, where the historical jewels of the French crown were displayed. They stole the precious exhibits and fled the scene on scooters. After this incident, part of the Louvre's collection was moved to the vaults of the Bank of France for security reasons.