{"id":553,"date":"2025-10-30T10:07:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=553"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:07:52","slug":"five-more-arrested-in-france-over-louvre-jewellery-heist-says-prosecutor-crime-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=553","title":{"rendered":"Five more arrested in France over Louvre jewellery heist, says prosecutor | Crime News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>As the number of arrests climbs to seven, none of the priceless Napoleonic-era jewellery has been recovered.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 30 Oct 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">30 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Paris police have arrested five new suspects in the Louvre crown jewel heist, the Paris prosecutor has confirmed, a day after prosecutors said two other suspects had \u201cpartially\u201d admitted to charges of theft and conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>The group includes one \u201cmain\u201d suspect, according to Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, the AFP news agency reported on Thursday. Quoting judiciary sources, radio station RTL said the arrests unfolded simultaneously throughout the Paris area late on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe had him in our sights,\u201d Beccuau said of the prime suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the five Thursday arrests, including the suspects\u2019 identities, were not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>On the morning of October 19, as visitors roamed the halls of the world\u2019s most-visited museum, a group of intruders broke into the Apollo Gallery through an upstairs window and snatched eight pieces of priceless jewellery in a four-minute heist that has reverberated through the art world.<\/p>\n<p>The stolen jewels, which have not been recovered, included 19th-century tiaras, necklaces, earrings and a brooch belonging to the wives of French Emperor Napoleon I and Napoleon III.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, investigators have raced to locate the thieves, initially believed to include at least four people.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Beccuau said two suspects would be brought before magistrates to be charged with organised theft, which carries a 15-year prison sentence, and criminal conspiracy, punishable by 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>The duo \u2013 a 34-year-old Algerian national and a 39-year-old who were arrested in the northern Paris suburb of Aubervilliers on Saturday \u2013 had \u201cpartially admitt[ed] to the charges\u201d, Beccuau told a news conference.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4051570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4051570\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4051570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-20T103945Z_663762904_RC2MFHAHB7ZY_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-CRIME-LOUVRE-1761106771.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C403&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A tiara adorned with pearls worn by French Empress Eugenie, which was among the items stolen by thieves during a heist at Paris' Louvre Museum on October 19, 2025, on display in this undated still frame from a video. \" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4051570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tiara adorned with pearls worn by French Empress Eugenie, which was among the items stolen by thieves during a heist at Paris\u2019s Louvre Museum on October 19, 2025 [Louvre Museum\/Handout via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, the Louvre director told the French Senate the museum\u2019s security operations \u201cdid not detect the arrival of the thieves soon enough\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Louvre curator has estimated the jewels amount to about 88 million euros ($102m) in value.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we are experiencing a terrible failure at the Louvre, which I take my share of responsibility in,\u201d the director said, adding that she submitted her resignation to the culture minister, who turned it down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the number of arrests climbs to seven, none of the priceless Napoleonic-era jewellery has been recovered. 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