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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole

Mastermind of €88m Louvre heist thought they ‘could have taken more’

Three policemen stand on the other line of police tape on an overcast autumn day; in the background stands the Louvre.
The leader of the October 2025 heist ‘wasn’t happy’ about size of their haul, claimed the alleged thieves in detailed account of burglary given to investigative judges. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Two men suspected of making off with €88m (£75m) worth of crown jewels from the Louvre museum in Paris last October have reportedly told investigators that the alleged mastermind behind the heist was disappointed by the haul and thought “they could have taken more”.

The French newspaper Le Monde cited transcripts of the alleged thieves’ questioning last month by two investigating judges in charge of the inquiry, offering detailed insights into the burglary that made global headlines and led the museum’s director to resign.

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