Overview
- Two people arrested midweek were placed under formal investigation and remanded, bringing the total in custody to four as three others were released without charge.
- Eight jewels valued at an estimated €88 million have not been recovered, and the OCBC is examining parallel markets and possible laundering or bargaining uses.
- Authorities say four perpetrators carried out the raid, at least one participant remains at large, and investigators are also pursuing potential command backers.
- Forensic links from equipment and the scene, plus surveillance and telephony, underpin the case; prosecutors note the 38-year-old woman’s DNA may be transfer DNA.
- A government inspection flagged major security gaps at the Louvre, prompting orders for anti-vehicle and anti-intrusion installations before year-end, as prosecutors report no proven internal complicity to date.