U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’

As prices for the precious metal soar, the industry’s guardrails have broken down. [Source]

Publication Date: Sunday, 26 April 2026 at 11:57:39

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Gold

Topics: broken, guardrails, industry’s, metal, precious, prices, ‘American’, Sells, Cartel

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/world/americas/us-mint-gold-drug-cartel-colombia.html

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