Two suspects involved in the Louvre robbery in Paris were arrested on October 25th, local time. According to previous reports, the two arrested persons are in their 30s and are from Seine-Saint-Denis province in the northern suburb of Paris, France. On the evening of October 25th, local time, one of the suspects was arrested by the police when he tried to board a plane from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Algeria; That night, another suspect was also arrested shortly after. Police said both men had criminal records for burglary.
According to reports, one of the two suspects is a French citizen, and the other has dual citizenship of France and Algeria. It is reported that the French police have been monitoring the two suspects, hoping that after they show their tracks, they can use this clue to find the stolen goods and trace the whereabouts of their accomplices. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuo said that after learning that one of the suspects had plans to leave Charles de Gaulle Airport, the police accelerated their action and arrested him. Another suspect also plans to flee to Mali, an African country.
It is worth noting that both Mali and Algeria have been French colonies and have not signed extradition treaties with France, which also means that once the two suspects leave the country, it becomes difficult to bring them back to France for trial.
It is reported that the French police collected about 150 DNA samples and fingerprints at the scene of the Louvre robbery and surrounding areas. Police identified one of the suspects through DNA from the scene.
Prosecutor Laure seemed very angry about the leakage of the arrest of the two suspects. She criticized people familiar with the matter for disclosing details to the media, and suggested that this move might startle the snake. "This disclosure will only hurt the work of some 100 investigators who are looking into this case."
Earlier, Laurie said on October 23 that it was prioritizing on-site DNA sampling, but that it would take time.In the meantime, investigators used public and private resources to track the thieves’ tracks through surveillance cameras from highways, private, banks and other locations, and to map their possible escape routes.
Laurie did not disclose whether the stolen jewelry was recovered.
Red Star journalist Li Jinrui