Albania plans to detain about 20 people in a case related to Trump's son-in-law's resort project
Kyiv • UNN
Albania to detain 20 people for drug trafficking and money laundering. The suspects are linked to assets of Jared Kushner's resort project.
Albanian prosecutors have filed a motion for the arrest of 20 individuals on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering; according to media reports, some of them may have links to a resort project on the Adriatic coast being built by a firm owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. This was reported by AFP, according to UNN.
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It is noted that Albania's Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) reported that an investigation into international cocaine trafficking revealed the involvement of several individuals in "operations suspected of aiming to conceal the origin of assets and integrate illegal proceeds into the formal economy."
SPAK reported that it had requested the court to issue arrest warrants for 20 individuals. As of Saturday, only four of them had been arrested.
The statement noted that the courts issued rulings for the preliminary seizure of "several assets related to purchase and sale agreements." The suspects in the case were identified only by the initials A.Sh., F.S., and B.S. A company "A...L...D... Sh.a." was also mentioned. Media reports suggest this could be the company Albania Land Development (ALD).
According to prosecutors, part of the suspicious investments are related to real estate and construction projects in Tirana, Palasë, Himarë, and other coastal areas.
"The amount placed under preliminary seizure exceeds 128.4 million euros," the report says.
According to public documents from the Albanian business register reviewed by AFP, the company purchased large plots of land in Zvërnec, which appear to be featured in Kushner's tourism project.