FRANCE NABS TWO SUSPECTS IN $102M LOUVRE JEWEL HEIST

Mon 27 October 2025:

French authorities arrested two suspects linked to last week’s burglary at the Louvre Museum, where eight of France’s crown jewels worth an estimated €88 million ($102M) were stolen, local media reported on Sunday.

According to BFMTV, one suspect was detained late Saturday at the Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport while attempting to board a flight to Algeria. The arrest was carried out by border police and the anti-banditry brigade.

A second person was also taken into custody in connection with the heist, believed to be a four-member group that smashed a window in the Apollon Gallery before escaping with the jewels.

Investigators are still searching for two remaining suspects and the stolen items.

The stolen collection included a necklace and an earring from the Marie-Louise collection, a necklace, earrings, and tiara from the Marie-Amelie and Hortense collections, and two brooches, a bodice bow, and a tiara from the Empress Eugenie collection.

Investigators later found Eugenie’s crown, which the robbers abandoned near the museum — a discovery that a Louvre security guard described as evidence that their “plan was thwarted.”

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The Louvre Museum’s jewel collection, primarily consisting of the remnants of the French Crown Jewels, traces its roots to the opulent royal treasuries of France’s monarchs.

These jewels were accumulated over centuries as symbols of power, prestige, and divine right, often commissioned from master jewelers in Paris and adorned with gems sourced from India, Brazil, and other global trade routes.

The collection reflects the turbulent history of the French monarchy, from the Renaissance through the Napoleonic era, marked by acquisitions, dispersions, and sales during revolutionary upheavals.

The Louvre continued enriching the collection. Iconic diamonds like the 55-carat Sancy (owned by multiple royals since 1570) and the 21-carat Hortensia (from India in 1720) were added. The gallery underwent major renovations in 2001–2004 and cleaning in 2019, enhancing security and lighting to highlight the jewels’ sparkle.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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