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Jared Kushner’s $120M Albania Resort Deal Faces Legal and Corruption Scandal

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First reported by Mako · 4 hours ago

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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s luxury resort project in Albania is stalled after the land seller, a suspected international drug lord, was charged with land theft and money laundering. Albanian authorities froze $120 million from the sale amid mass protests and a corruption investigation, casting doubt on the project’s future.

01Jared Kushner’s developers paid over $120 million for Albanian coastal land now linked to a drug lord.
02The seller, Artur Shahou, is wanted internationally for cocaine smuggling and land theft via forged documents.
03Albanian authorities froze the transaction funds amid an ongoing money laundering investigation.
04Local villagers have disputed the land ownership for nearly 20 years and clashed with private security.
05Mass protests against corruption and environmental damage have erupted, pressuring the government.
06Kushner’s company denies wrongdoing and says legal disputes should be settled in Albanian courts.

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