Overview
- Police arrested two men in their 30s identified via DNA, stopping one at Paris‑Charles‑de‑Gaulle as he prepared to fly to Algeria and detaining the other in Seine‑Saint‑Denis, while two alleged accomplices remain at large.
- The eight stolen pieces have not been found, and the detainees are reportedly invoking their right to remain silent, according to Le Parisien as cited by dpa.
- Roughly 100 investigators, including BRB and OCBC specialists, have processed more than 150 DNA and fingerprint traces and reconstructed the scooter escape route from the museum.
- Interpol and Germany’s BKA published images of the jewels and added them to Interpol’s stolen‑art database to solicit global tips on their recovery.
- Private firm CGI Group claims digital and undercover checks indicate possible staff contacts with the thieves, a line not confirmed by prosecutors, as museum leaders back openness and officials press for tighter security.