NYT - US Mint is the last link in a chain that launders foreign gold, much of it illegally mined, for an insatiable market. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/world/americas/us-mint-gold-drug-cartel-colombia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.d1A.2qOw.FDe0Eu-QzRvY&smid=nytcore-ios-share