One of the alleged perpetrators of the Louvre robbery is a Paris FC fan! » The police arrested him before entering the stadium
Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published Saturday, 01 November 2025, 10:11 / Updated Saturday, 01 November 2025 10:15
Surprise of proportions in the investigation of the French authorities in the robbery committed at the Louvre Museum committed on October 19. According to the Paris Police, one of the arrested would have driven a scooter used by the thieves during the escape. The man was identified by agents, along with three potential accomplices, as they were about to enter the stadium to watch a match with Lyon.
The police began to untangle the threads of the break-in on the morning of October 19, when a group of four people broke into the Louvre museum and looted the Apollo Gallery.
Thieves from the Louvre Museum stole jewels estimated at 88 million euros two weeks ago
Thieves managed to make off with eight French Crown jewels, the loot amounting to 88 million euros, beyond the inestimable historical value of the pieces in the royal collection.
The first arrests were made a week ago. A suspect was detained at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport as he prepared to board a flight to Algeria. The second man was caught by the Paris Judicial Police in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
He was ready to fly to Mali. Both are about 30 years old and have been placed in preventive detention, under the suspicion of organized theft and criminal association.
Images taken during the break-in of the Apollo gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris
Arrested at the entrance to Stade Jean-Bouin at Paris FC – Lyon!
The series of arrests continued elsewhere. Surprisingly, it happened near a football stadium. French police found four more suspects who were queuing to watch Paris FC's match against Fonseca's Lyon team!
The men in question were arrested on Wednesday just before entering the Stade Jean-Bouin, located in the immediate vicinity of the “Parc des Princes”. One of the supporters is suspected of participating in the spectacular robbery at the Louvre.
According to police, the man allegedly drove one of two scooters used by the bandits who broke into the Paris museum in broad daylight, using a truck equipped with a hydraulic platform, smashing a second-floor window and prying open the windows with a chainsaw.
One of the pieces from Napoleon's royal collection stolen on October 19 from the Louvre Museum
The operation lasted less than 8 minutes and targeted jewelery belonging to the Napoleonic dynasty, crowns, brooches and necklaces worn by 19th century queens
The Paris FC fan had been followed for days by investigators. Group of supporters missed the thriller in Paris: Lyon led 3-0, but the hosts made an incredible comeback to pull out a 3-3 draw.
Another person was arrested in recent days on the outskirts of Paris. To date, the stolen goods were not recovered.
