Gold and International Money Laundering

The Miami Herald just released a four part series on "Dirty Gold and Clean Cash - A River of Gold Controlled by Drug Lords Runs Through Miami."  It is outstanding reading and is a great example of investigative reporting.  It focuses on the misuse of the international gold trade and how it is abused to launder staggering amounts of illicit proceeds around the world.  I have been concerned about this issue since the early 1990's.  The article also exposes the environmental and human costs associated with horrid mining practices in parts of the developing world.

Here is the link to the article:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article194362569.html