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

2026-04-26 09:02 • ;Justin Scheck
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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