On October 19, jewelry from the Apollon gallery in the Louvre was stolen in a spectacular robbery.
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Four new people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the Louvre robbery carried out on October 19, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a press release. They were arrested on Tuesday, November 25, according to prosecutors. They were two men aged 38 and 39 and two women aged 31 and 40, all from the Paris region, added public prosecutor Laure Becuau.
The four new suspects “will be heard by investigators”, he added. But like “at this stage they do not have access to procedural elements”Laure Becuau “do not communicate further about what is suspected against them, before the end of their detention period.”
The prosecutor explained “The four individuals have been charged as part of a judicial investigation that opened on October 29, 2025.” Man born in June 1990, arrested on October 25, 2025, charged on October 29, 2025 with theft by an organized gang and criminal association with the intent of preparing a felony and a misdemeanor punishable by 10 years in prison. Man born in January 1986, arrested on October 25, 2025, charged on October 29, 2025 with theft by an organized gang and criminal association with the intent of preparing a crime and a misdemeanor punishable by 10 years in prison.
Man born in October 1988, arrested on October 29, 2025, charged on November 1, 2025 with theft by an organized gang and criminal association with the intent of preparing a felony and a misdemeanor punishable by 10 years in prison. A woman born in August 1987, arrested on October 29, 2025, charged on November 1, 2025 with involvement in theft by an organized gang and criminal association with intent to prepare a felony and a misdemeanor punishable by 10 years in prison.
The investigation was carried out by the BRB (Brigade for Suppression of Bandits, at Paris police headquarters), and OCBC (Head Office for the Eradication of Trafficking in Cultural Property). They took place under the direction of investigative judges from JIRS (Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction) Paris.
