How We Traced U.S. Government Gold to a Drug Cartel

The New York Times | April 26, 2026, 5:02 a.m. | Original
Three reporters followed supply chains to reveal that the U.S. Mint buys gold that comes from foreign pawn shops and drug dealers, then claims it is from the United States.
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