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Event: The U.S. Mint
Sunday, April 26, 2026 · 9:33 PM EDTEntities: rebecca suner, west point, mint, lauren pruitt, james surdam, justin scheck, the u.s. mint, colombia
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How Drug Cartel Gold Ends Up at the U.S. Mint
The New York TimesNorth AmericaMainstreamApr 26 · 5:01 AM EDT
The U.S. Mint is legally required to sell only legal, domestic gold. Instead, it is the last link in a chain that launders foreign gold for an insatiable market. Our reporter Justin Scheck traced one such supply chain: from an illegal mine in Colombia all the way to the Mint’s facilities in West Point, N.Y.By Justin Scheck, Rebecca Suner, James Surdam, Lauren Pruitt and Federico RiosApril 26, 2026