New video loaded: How drug cartel money ended up at the U.S. Mint
The U.S. Mint is legally required to sell only legal domestic gold. Rather, it is the last link in the chain of laundering foreign gold for an insatiable market. Our reporter Justin Scheck traced one such supply chain, from an illegal mine in Colombia to a Mint facility in West Point, New York.
Written by Justin Scheck, Rebecca Sooner, James Sardam, Lauren Pruitt, Federico Rios
April 26, 2026
