French Police Break Up €10 Million Louvre Ticket Scam Targeting Chinese Tourists

French police have dismantled a sophisticated ticket-scalping ring at the Louvre Museum involving Chinese tour guides and museum employees, a scheme authorities say siphoned off an estimated 10 million euros ($11.9 million) over the past decade.

Nine suspects were arrested on Feb. 10 following a yearlong investigation into the operation, which allegedly targeted Chinese tour groups, French authorities said. Prosecutors described the fraud as a collusion between outside operators and internal staff that enabled the reuse of valid tickets for multiple visitors.