Frenchmen linked to cocaine smuggling ring found with 12kg stash in Buenos Aires apartment

Authorities discovered 12 kilograms of cocaine in a Buenos Aires apartment rented by two French nationals arrested in Uruguay for attempting to smuggle the drug.

The discovery followed the arrests of Ahmed Adda Belkocir, 46, and Isaac Ben Daoude, 35, in Montevideo. A cleaning woman alerted the property administrator to a box left in the apartment's living room. On May 18, police and customs officials raided the apartment in Palermo, finding the cocaine.

This seizure is the third in "Operation Oh là là," which began April 24 when customs detected a suspicious package at Ezeiza International Airport. That package contained 11 bricks of cocaine, weighing over 11 kilograms, marked with a scorpion symbol, a known indicator used by criminal organizations.

Investigators believe the two men may have rented additional properties to store more cocaine, a tactic that could be used to spread risk. They are reportedly looking into two more potential properties rented by the suspects.