The party -- Moths to the flame -- A gold-covered brick -- Hand of god -- Mr. third rail -- The gold rush -- The fed -- A well-oiled machine -- Under Ferrari's hood -- "Flight of last resort" -- The crackdown -- The raid -- La base -- The perfect patsy -- The college student -- Moving up -- A suitcase full of gold -- El patron del mal -- Land of the jaguar -- "Major unwanted heat" -- Things fall apart -- Mama customs -- "Jeffrey, we just had a problem" -- The golden chicken -- The wire -- "A conflict diamond is a conflict diamond" -- Operation Arch Stanton -- The prosecutor -- "Dude, this is insanity" -- Turf war -- La vuelta larga -- The go-by's -- "I'm finished" -- The fellowship of the ring -- His last case -- The secret weapon -- "Investigaciones!" -- "DEA sucks" -- Inside the war room -- The flip -- Jumping all the way -- Clash of the titans -- "Does your wife know you went there?" -- Schoonmaker's last gambit -- La venganza -- "You have nothing to worry about" -- The depth of their betrayal -- Ferrari's freefall -- Way beyond money laundering

"In March of 2017, a team of FBI agents arrested Juan Granda, Samer Barrage, and Renato Rodriguez, or as they called themselves, "the three amigos." The trio--first identified publicly by the authors of this book-- had built a $3.6 billion dollar business in metals trading, mostly illegal Peruvian gold. Their arrests and subsequent prosecution laid bare more than a corrupt finance firm, though. Instead, Dirty Gold lifts the veil on an illegal international business that is five times as lucrative as trafficking cocaine, and arguably more dangerous. As the award-winning team of Miami Herald reporters show, illegal gold mines have become a haven for Latin American drug money. The gold is then sold to metals traders, and ultimately to Americans who want it in their jewelry, smartphones, and investment portfolios. By following the trail of these three traders, Dirty Gold leads us into a criminal underworld that has never before been in full view"--