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El Dorado Task Force

In Operation Meldtown, ICE's El Dorado Task Force investigated and shut down a large scale narcotics money laundering operation in which criminals smuggled gold, disguised as common household goods, to Colombia. Agents in New York made 26 arrests and seized $2.8 million in cash, approximately $1.4 million in gold, and approximately $1 million in diamonds...

Photo of two ornate outlet covers made of solid gold.
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Photo of a wrench made of solid gold with the handle painter red laid above a ruler and measuring seven inches in length
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Photo of a several cones made of solid gold laid beside a ruler and measuring over three inches in length
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Photo of a belt made of solid gold.
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Photo of solid gold parts that were concealed as components in a steam producing maching.
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Photo of two bags containing 350 grams each of solid gold pellets
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Photo of a solid gold bolt laid next to a ruler and measuring just over six inches in width.
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Photo of seven solid gold bolts laid out on a board with two still in plastic wrapping.
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Photo of a melted down nut.
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Photo of a melted down nut.
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