LONDON — 5 extra suspects have been arrested in connection to the the Oct. 19 jewel heist on the Louvre museum in Paris, in line with Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau.
The arrests befell on Wednesday within the Seine-Saint-Denis area within the suburbs of Paris although French authorities haven’t but named any of the suspects.
Beccuau, who was talking on French radio station RTL, mentioned that the stolen jewellery has nonetheless not been discovered however that police imagine one of many suspects arrested in yesterday’s raid might be a serious particular person of curiosity on account of his DNA being discovered on the scene of the crime.
French police advised ABC Information that one of many suspects was already recognized and had been below surveillance for a number of days already.
The recent arrests convey to seven the entire variety of individuals detained associated to the heist. Two different individuals — each males of their 30s and from the Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis — have been arrested final weekend, French Nationwide Police confirmed to ABC Information.
This photograph reveals Paris CCTV cameras, Oct. 20, 2025, with the Louvre within the background a day after thieves stole eight royal items of knickknack from museum.
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Investigators mentioned they matched hint DNA proof recovered from a helmet left on the scene of the crime to one of many suspects, enabling police to place the alleged thief below cellphone and bodily surveillance.
One suspect was arrested at 10 p.m. on Saturday at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport whereas making an attempt to board a aircraft certain for Algeria, in line with police.
Investigators beforehand advised ABC Information that the second suspect was arrested as he was about to journey to Mali, however on Wednesday, Beccuau mentioned the person had no intention of leaving the nation.
One of many suspects has twin citizenship in France and Mali, and the opposite is a twin citizen of France and Algeria, investigators mentioned, including that each have been already identified to police from previous housebreaking circumstances.
Investigators say they’re nonetheless figuring out whether or not a supply contained in the Louvre could have had a job within the theft.
“They knew precisely the place they have been going. It appears to be like like one thing very organized and really skilled,” French Tradition Minister Rachida Dati advised ABC Information final week.
