Overview
- Police detained five people in coordinated raids across Paris and Seine‑Saint‑Denis, bringing the total number of detainees to seven.
- Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said one of the newly arrested is linked by DNA to the crime scene and is suspected to be among the four who carried out the Oct. 19 theft.
- Searches overnight did not locate the jewels valued at about €88 million (roughly $102 million), and authorities urged their return.
- Two men arrested earlier were charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy after partially admitting involvement; DNA tied one to a getaway scooter and the other to smashed display glass, with one stopped at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- Investigators are analyzing encrypted communications from seized phones and scouring black‑market channels, while the Louvre has tightened security and moved other treasures to Bank of France vaults; prosecutors say there is no evidence of inside help so far.