French police have dismantled a “large-scale” ticket fraud network at the Louvre in Paris, the museum said Thursday, while a source following the case said two staff had been arrested.
The operation took place on Tuesday following “a report from the Louvre museum”, a spokeswoman for the world-famous institution said.
“Based on the information available to the museum, we suspect the existence of a network organising large-scale fraud,” she added.
She said the world’s most visited museum was facing “a rise and diversification in ticketing fraud” and has, in response, implemented a “structured” anti-fraud plan in cooperation with its staff and the police.
According to a source following the case, the suspected fraud scheme was launched in the summer of 2024.
French daily Le Parisien said nine people were arrested, including two museum employees and two tour guides. The Chinese community…