Two men aged around 30 were arrested, according to the public prosecutor of Parisabout the film theft at his Museum Louvre. However, so far no trace of the stolen goods has been found and as everything shows it will be difficult to recover them.
The suspects were arrested for the theft of jewelry from the Louvre, while one of them was preparing to board a plane abroad, the Paris prosecutor said today (26.10.2025).
The news that the two men from the suburbs Saint-Saint-Denis of Paris – which includes some of the most deprived areas was first reported by the newspaper Le Parisien.
They were known to French police and one of the suspects was due to depart for Algeria from Charles de Gaulle airport, the newspaper said.
The second was arrested a short time later in the Paris area, according to Le Parisien.
There is no indication to date that any of the stolen French crown jewels has been recovered.
Paris prosecutor Laure Beko did not say how many people were arrested or give more details about them. In a statement he issued, he expressed regret that the information about their arrest was leaked.
“This revelation can only slow down efforts 100 so many researchers that have been mobilized, to identify the stolen jewels and all the perpetrators. It’s too early to give any specific details,” Beko said. “I deeply regret the hasty disclosure of this information by persons in the know, without taking into account the course of the investigation,” he noted.
Interior Minister Laurent Núñez, who is under public pressure to deliver results exactly a week after the theft, congratulated investigators in a post on Twitter but did not elaborate.
The theft of 88 million euros
Four hooded thieves made off with me eight precious objectsvalued at 88 million euros, from the Louvre’s collection on October 19, exposing security gaps at the world’s most visited museum.
They entered the museum using a lifting device and breaking a window around 9:30 a.m. French time, when the museum was open to visitors, and escaped on motorcycles.
Stolen treasures include a tiara and an earring of the queen’s jewels Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortans from the beginning of the 19th century.
The crown of Empress Eugenia, wife of Napoleon III, was found damaged outside the museum. The object, which is made of gold, emeralds and diamonds, was apparently dropped by the thieves during their escape.
Built in the late 12th century, the Louvre Palace was once the official residence of the kings of France, until Louis XIV abandoned it for Versailles. It was converted into a museum for the royal art collection in 1793, four years after the French Revolution.
His vast collection of masterpieces, including the Mona Lisa and Venus of Milosattracted 8.7 million visitors last year.