The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday confirmed it had returned a package to North Korea after officials seized it from a DPRK delegation at New York’s JFK airport in June.

The news follows a report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published on Tuesday claiming the U.S. had returned the package and apologized to the North Korean government.

“The U.S. Department of State made an official apology to the DPRK on behalf of the U.S. government acknowledging that its security officials concerned made a mistake,” KCNA reported.

“The U.S. eventually returned the diplomatic package and all its contents to