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The Journal. · Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Kushner's Albania Land Deal Falls Apart Amid Drug Smuggling Charges

Jared Kushner's group paid over $120 million in April for land in Zvernet, Albania. However, Albanian prosecutors subsequently filed charges against the seller, Artar Shehu, alleging his leading role in a large-scale European drug smuggling operation. A judge approved an order, freezing the money.

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In April of this year, Kushner's group paid Shehu over $120 million for the land in Zvernet.
So the money is frozen actually. It was sent toward Shehu, but then the Albanian prosecutors filed charges, they got a judge to approve an order and the judge froze the money.
The charges are that Arthur Shehu played a leading role in a large-scale European drug smuggling operation.
Heard on The Journal. — “Jared Kushner's Albania Headache: Flamingos, Contested Land and Cocaine, published Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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