The suspects arrested in connection with the recent theft at the Louvre Museum were not sophisticated professional criminals but rather small-time offenders from Paris's poorer suburbs, French prosecutors revealed. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau stated that while the arrested individuals did not act like everyday criminals, their operation represents "a type of criminality that we generally do not associate with the upper ranks of organized crime."

Three of the four suspected thieves are currently in custody. According to French authorities, their profiles match those of petty criminals from the impoverished northern suburbs of Paris rather than professional gangsters. All the suspects lived "more or less" in Seine-Saint-Denis, a low-income department north of the French capital, Beccuau explained.

French media had previously speculated that the thieves were amateurs based on several critical mistakes they made during their escape. Most notably, they dropped the most valuable item they had stolen – the crown of Empress Eugénie, crafted from gold, emeralds, and diamonds. The perpetrators also left tools at the crime scene and failed to set fire to the truck they used, which would have been standard practice for professional criminals to destroy evidence.

The daring heist took place on a Sunday morning two weeks ago when two men parked a furniture lift in front of the world-famous museum. They used the lift to reach the second floor, smashed a window, and broke into display cases using angle grinders. The entire theft operation lasted less than seven minutes before they fled on motor scooters driven by two accomplices.

One week after the crime, police arrested two men. One of the arrested individuals was already under judicial supervision for serious theft charges. According to authorities, the 34-year-old and 39-year-old suspects have partially admitted their involvement in the heist. On October 29, police arrested and charged an additional man and woman in connection with the case.

Prosecutors believe at least one more person involved in the Louvre theft remains at large. French authorities have not ruled out the possibility of additional accomplices beyond those already identified and arrested. The investigation continues as police work to identify and apprehend any remaining suspects who may have participated in the audacious museum heist.