Sunday, October 26, 2025

French Police Arrest Two Men over €88m Louvre Jewel Heist

THE GUARDIAN: One man arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport and another just outside Paris, officials confirm

French police have arrested two suspects believed to have helped steal crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m) from the Louvre museum in Paris, officials have said, a week after one of the country’s most spectacular heists in decades.

The Paris public prosecutor confirmed media reports on Sunday that one man had been detained at about 10pm (8pm UK time) on Saturday at the capital’s Charles de Gaulle airport by officers from the armed robberies and serious burglaries squad.

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, did not say how many arrests had been made nor whether any jewels had been recovered, but officials close to the investigation confirmed to French media that a second suspect had also been taken into custody in the Paris region. » | Jon Henley in Paris | Sunday, October 26, 2025

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