France's Priceless Jewels: A Daring Heist at The Louvre

Wed Oct 22 2025 05:05:27 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

A bold daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum has left French authorities scrambling to recover priceless jewels, as experts warn the treasured items may already be lost beyond retrieval.

On Sunday, thieves executed a brazen heist at Paris' Louvre Museum, stealing eight invaluable items and escaping in under eight minutes. Experts express concerns that the jewels may have already been dismantled and sold for a fraction of their worth. Authorities investigate connections to organized crime as the search for the robbers intensifies.

French police are desperate to retrieve priceless jewels stolen from the Louvre in a brazen daylight robbery, but experts have warned it may already be too late to save them.

In Paris on Sunday, thieves broke into the world's most-visited museum, stealing eight valued items before escaping on scooters, in a daring heist that took about eight minutes.

Dutch art detective Arthur Brand told the BBC he feared the jewels may already be long gone, having been broken up into hundreds of parts.

It is highly likely the pieces will be sold for a fraction of their worth and smuggled out of France, according to other experts. The group responsible for the robbery is believed to be professionals due to their swift execution.

Brand speculated these criminals are tied to an organized crime network, posing a significant challenge for law enforcement.

Authorities are currently analyzing a vest and equipment left at the scene, which might help identify the culprits.

While the items have been described as priceless, experts predict they could fetch up to £10 million on the black market by being dismantled and sold off piece by piece, severely impacting their historical and monetary significance.

The heist has left many in France deeply shocked as the stolen jewels were regarded as part of the nation's heritage, comparable to the Mona Lisa.