In a shocking revelation, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau disclosed that the recent €88 million jewellery heist at the Louvre Museum was orchestrated by local petty criminals rather than seasoned organised crime syndicates. Speaking to franceinfo radio, Beccuau emphasised that the four individuals arrested—three men and a woman—were residents of Seine-Saint-Denis, a deprived area north of Paris. Among the stolen items were the Marie-Louise necklace, a pair of earrings, and a tiara once worn by Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III. The suspects, who arrived at the museum just after opening hours, used a stolen mechanical lift to access the Galerie d’Apollon via a balcony. Armed with a disc cutter, they swiftly broke into display cases, making off with the jewels in just four minutes. Although one crown was dropped during the escape, the remaining seven items remain missing, with fears they may have been smuggled abroad. In response, the Louvre has heightened security and relocated some of its most valuable pieces to the Bank of France.