Louvre museum: Police in Paris arrest ten people over major ticket fraud operation

By&nbspEuronews France

Published on 12/02/2026 – 19:42 GMT+1•Updated
20:09

Police in Paris have reportedly detained ten people suspected of running a massive ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre museum.

Some of the suspects detained are said to include museum staff and tourist guides who targeted Chinese visitors as part of the scam which allegedly involved selling fake entry passes and overbooking guided tours.

According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, police detained the suspects on Tuesday after being Louvre authorities reported “irregularities”.

Three vehicles were also seized, along with €130,000 in cash, nearly €200,000 in bank accounts, and several bank safes containing large sums of cash.

In a statement, the museum’s management said it has now “put in place a structured anti-fraud plan based on fraud mapping, a range of…