A spokesperson for Kushner declined to comment on what was reported in this report. While Sazan Company confirmed that Kushner is an investor in the project, the exact nature of his role or the size of his investment have not been publicly disclosed.

Documents reviewed by Reuters revealed that a businessman residing in Miami and wanted in Albania on suspicion of involvement in money laundering linked to drug trafficking is suspected of forging land ownership documents for a property where Jared Kushner intends to build a multi-billion dollar resort.

Kujtim Çakrani, the lawyer for businessman Artur Shih, said his client denies all accusations against him, asserting that the Albanian prosecution issued an arrest warrant for his client on suspicion of money laundering on behalf of drug trafficking gangs.

The case files accuse Shih and his associates of smuggling cocaine from South America to European ports and laundering the proceeds by investing them in building a real estate empire that, according to the accusations, included the use of forged land ownership documents.

Çakrani said, "None of the allegations concerning Mr. Artur Shih are true. He is not a drug smuggler nor a forger of real estate documents."

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He added, "Mr. Shih is aware of the accusations made by the Albanian prosecution, but he affirms that these allegations do not concern him, and that the truth is completely different from what the prosecution says."

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice declined to comment on whether U.S. authorities received a request from Albania to locate Shih or detain him in Miami.

Last April, Shih sold land on the Albanian coast designated for the planned resort to Albania Land Development, owned by Sazan Real Estate Development, the project developer, backed by Jared Kushner along with other investors.

The prosecution wrote in the case files, "There are reasonable suspicions, based on evidence, that the mentioned assets were acquired using forged documents."

The case files do not include any accusations of wrongdoing against Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, or Sazan Real Estate Development, or Albania Land Development, or any of the other investors in the resort project.

Reuters found no indication that the investors were aware of any suspicions surrounding Shih when they purchased the land from him.

A spokesperson for Sazan Real Estate Development did not address the accusations against Shih when asked by Reuters, but said the company believes the land purchases were conducted legally.

Albania Land Development did not respond to requests for comment.

A spokesperson for Kushner declined to comment on what was reported in this report. While Sazan Company confirmed that Kushner is an investor in the project, the exact nature of his role or the size of his investment have not been publicly disclosed.