Washed in gold

by Ann Woolner

"The Colombian drug lords called it "La Mina" - the Mine - and it did, indeed, hold hidden riches. Operating out of the jewelry districts of Los Angeles and New York, La Mina moved more than $1.2 billion in illegal drug profits through U.S. banks and businesses for the Medellin cartel, making it the biggest drug-money-laundering operation in history. In Washed in Gold, investigative reporter Ann Woolner tells the gripping story of how DEA investigators in Atlanta first persuaded a mid-level drug dealer to cooperate with them, and then followed him into a case so big that the DEA and other law enforcement agencies at first refused to believe it.". "Drawing on the firsthand-accounts of prosecutors, investigators, informants, and eyewitnesses, Washed in Gold takes us behind the scenes of the investigation that eventually shut down the cocaine cartel's most important financial operation. Woolner also leads us through the shadowy world of money laundering and, in fascinating detail, shows u