Oct 28, 2025, 2:22 p.mOct 28, 2025, 2:22 p.m
After the spectacular break-in at the Louvre in Paris, the international police organization Interpol and Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office are involved in the manhunt.
On October 19th, jewelry worth 88 million was stolen from the Louvre.Image: Stéphane Maréchalle/Musée du Louvre
Both institutions published a photo of the stolen jewelry and asked for help in solving the case and recovering the loot. Interpol included the jewels stolen in Paris in its database of stolen art objects, which contains a total of around 57,000 objects.
Jewels worth an estimated 88 million euros were stolen in the break-in on October 19th – a theft that not only sparked horror but also sharp criticism of the security measures at the world-famous museum.
Improvements to security at the Louvre demanded
The President of the Cultural Commission in the French Senate, Laurent Lafon, called for rapid improvements in security precautions. “We are dealing here with a security organization that does not meet the expectations that one can have of a museum,” said Lafon after an on-site visit to the Louvre and referred to “numerous improvements that still need to be made, including in terms of video surveillance.”
President of the Cultural Commission, Laurent Lafon.Image: www.imago-images.de
On Saturday, two suspects who were already known to the police for theft were arrested and the investigators found them using DNA traces. As the newspaper “Le Parisien” reported with reference to the investigators, the two invoked their right to remain silent when questioned by investigators. There is currently no trace of the two alleged accomplices and their loot. (sda/dpa)