Louvre heist: Two suspects to be charged, jewelry not recovered

Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, in Paris on October 29, 2025. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP

Two men arrested over the jewel heist at France's Louvre Museum this month will be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy, the Paris prosecutor said Wednesday. Dozens of detectives have been on the trail of four thieves who used a cherry-picker truck and cutting gear to break into a first-floor gallery at the world-renowned museum, then fled with jewelry estimated to be worth €88 million.

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The suspects were to be brought before magistrates with a view to "charging them with organized theft, which carries a 15-year prison sentence," and criminal conspiracy, punishable by 10 years, prosecutor Laure Beccuau told a press conference, adding that the men had "partially admitted to the charges." The jewels stolen on the morning of October 19 has "not yet been recovered," Beccuau said. "I want to maintain hope that they will be recovered," she added.