French police have arrested suspects in connection with the theft of historical Napoleonic jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
According to Reuters, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau reported that the Louvre heist suspects were arrested on Saturday, 25 October 2025; however, one of them was detained while attempting to flee the country from Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The story was first broken by Le Parisien newspaper, which reported that two men in their 30s, originally from the capital's Seine-Saint-Denis suburb, from the country's most deprived areas, were detained on Saturday evening.
Moreover, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau did not say how many people were arrested or provide any further details about the arrests; however, she criticised the leak of information about the arrests during the investigation.
"This revelation can only hinder the investigative efforts of the 100 or so mobilised investigators, both in the search for the stolen jewellery and for all the perpetrators. It is too early to provide any specific details,” said Beccuau.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, under public pressure to deliver results exactly a week after the robbery, congratulated investigators in a tweet but gave no further details.
While praising the investigators, Mr Nunez said, "The investigators who have worked tirelessly, just as I asked them to and who have always had my full confidence."
Furthermore, investigators said the thieves entered the museum in less than 7 minutes on Sunday, October 19, 2025, and escaped with 8 pieces from France’s Crown Jewels.
Officials said four masked, hooded thieves arrived on motor scooters. At the same time, the other two entered the museum via the Seine-facing facade through a truck-mounted ladder, early in the morning, shortly after the museum's opening.
In addition, the construction works, interestingly, aided their heist, as a cherry picker enabled them to access the Apollo Gallery jewel room directly on the first floor, which is less than 300 yards from the famed Mona Lisa.
Officials revealed that surveillance footage showed the thieves entering the museum calmly, smashing display cases containing the jewels.
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati also informed that there was no violence reported during the heist, which she described as ‘very professional.’
Furthermore, the stolen items included emerald- and sapphire-encrusted diadems, necklaces, and brooches once worn by the wives of Napoleon Bonaparte and other 19th-century royals, as well as other jewels.
Thieves also stole the One-piece Empress Eugenie’s crown, fitted with over 1,000 jewels, which was left outside the museum in haste, along with other jewels, including a tiara and necklace worn by Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense, dating to the early 19th century.
Moreover, the prosecutors informed that in connection with the theft of €88 million in crown jewels from the Louvre, French police have arrested two alleged accomplices.
