Paris prosecutor: 2 Louvre heist suspects had prior theft conviction collectively

The Paris prosecutor stated on Sunday (November 2, 2025) that two of the suspects within the Louvre jewels heist had beforehand been convicted in a theft case collectively 10 years in the past, as three alleged members of the group of 4 are actually in custody.

Laure Beccuau stated the DNA of a 37-year-old man who was charged on Saturday (November 1, 2025) was discovered contained in the basket carry that was used to achieve the museum’s window. He was handed preliminary fees of theft by an organized gang and felony conspiracy.

His felony document contained 11 earlier convictions, 10 of them for theft, Ms. Beccuau stated.

The felony document of a 39-year-old suspect who was handed related preliminary fees on Wednesday mentions 15 convictions together with two for theft, Ms. Beccuau stated.

“What’s fascinating about these information, after we examine them, is that … we see that they have been each concerned in the identical theft case, for which they have been convicted in Paris in 2015,” Ms. Beccuau stated.

Another man aged 34 suspected of being a part of the “commando” group, as French media have dubbed the thieves, was additionally charged this week.

A 38-year-old girl who was handed preliminary fees of “complicity” on Saturday (November 1, 2025) is the longtime accomplice of the 37-year-old suspect, Beccuau stated, noting some “closeness” between all suspects.

All 4 are being held in custody.

Ms. Beccuau declined to reply a query about whether or not investigators are getting nearer to discovering the jewels.

“We are analyzing all the probabilities on the parallel marketplace for promoting this jewellery, which I hope won’t occur anytime quickly. … It might be used for cash laundering, it might be used for commerce, all leads are being explored,” she stated.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez stated he stays “optimistic” concerning the investigation, in an interview with Le Parisien newspaper Saturday.

“There are 4 perpetrators, at the very least certainly one of whom stays at massive, plus probably the one or those that ordered the crime and the jewellery,” Mr. Nuñez stated.

“I’ve nice confidence within the work of the police, so I’m optimistic. But my optimism doesn’t lengthen to considering that the loot can be recovered rapidly,” he added.