A U.S. citizen who earlier this week attempted to cross into North Korea will be deported for violating the National Security Act, South Korean police confirmed to NK News on Wednesday.

The 58-year-old American, who is yet to be publicly named, was arrested on Monday crossing the Civilian Control Line (CCL) below the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi Province.

The arrestee was handed over to police after the South Korean military authorities conducted an interrogation, and was subsequently convicted of violating the South’s National Security Act.

“We have decided to deport him and extradite him to the immigration office