How Miami’s gold trade fuels gangs, guns and profits in Latin America

More from the series Dirty gold, clean cash: A Miami Herald investigation A river of gold controlled by drug lords runs through Miami.

该系列的更多内容 肮脏的黄金，干净的现金：《迈阿密先驱报》的调查 一条由毒枭控制的黄金河流经迈阿密。

The United States depends on Latin American gold to feed insatiable demand from its jewelry, bullion and electronics industries.

美国依靠拉丁美洲的黄金来满足其珠宝、金条和电子行业永不满足的需求。

But much of the metal comes from outlaw operations controlled by gangsters who use gold to launder their profits from American cocaine sales.

但大部分金属来自黑帮控制的非法活动，他们利用黄金来清洗美国可卡因销售的利润。

Located deep in the jungle, these mines use dangerous chemicals that poison the rainforest — and the miners who labor there.

这些矿井位于丛林深处，使用的危险化学品会毒害雨林以及在那里劳动的矿工。

Once extracted, the dirty gold enters a pipeline that flows directly through Miami.

一旦开采出来，肮脏的黄金就会进入直接流经迈阿密的管道。

Reporters: Jay Weaver, Nicholas Nehamas, Jim Wyss, Kyra Gurney

记者：Jay Weaver、Nicholas Nehamas、Jim Wyss、Kyra Gurney

Editors: Casey Frank, Amy Driscoll, Curtis Morgan, Eddie Alvarez and Orlando Mellado

编辑：凯西·弗兰克、艾米·德里斯科尔、柯蒂斯·摩根、埃迪·阿尔瓦雷斯和奥兰多·梅拉多

Visual journalists: Aaron Albright, Justin Azpiazu, Pedro Portal, Jose Iglesias, Matias Ocner, Ayana Morali, Patrick Gleason, Jessica Gilbert and Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno (freelance)

视觉记者：Aaron Albright、Justin Azpiazu、Pedro Portal、Jose Iglesias、Matias Ocner、Ayana Morali、Patrick Gleason、Jessica Gilbert 和 Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno（自由撰稿人）

As the Biden administration reviews Cuba policy, a new Florida poll finds that a majority of Cuban American voters do not support a return to Obama-era engagement with the communist island.

在拜登政府审查古巴政策之际，佛罗里达州的一项新民意调查发现，大多数古巴裔美国选民不支持恢复奥巴马时代与这个共产主义岛屿的接触。

A river of gold controlled by drug lords runs through Miami.

毒枭控制的一条黄金河流经迈阿密。