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Canada Says Its Gold Is Traceable and Clean. So We Traced It.
CanadaWhat to know
- We ended up in a Colombian mine controlled by a drug cartel.S1
- The Royal Canadian Mint says its gold is North American and impeccably sourced. So why is some of it from a Colombian drug cartel?S2
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Canada Says Its Gold Is Traceable and Clean. So We Traced It.
We ended up in a Colombian mine controlled by a drug cartel.
6mos
The New York Times
Canada Is a World Leader on Clean Gold, if You Don’t Look Too Closely
The Royal Canadian Mint says its gold is North American and impeccably sourced. So why is some of it from a Colombian drug cartel?
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Published Apr 27, 2026
What to know
- We ended up in a Colombian mine controlled by a drug cartel.S1
- The Royal Canadian Mint says its gold is North American and impeccably sourced. So why is some of it from a Colombian drug cartel?S2
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