North Korea on Tuesday repatriated a South Korean national in a handover at the truce village of Panmunjom, the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced.

The 60-year old male — whose surname has been revealed to be Pyo — was returned by the DPRK side at 1600 local time.

The North notified the South of the planned return Tuesday morning through the inter-Korean liaison office located at now-shuttered Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC).

The DPRK side reportedly said the South Korean man had “illegally entered” the country in September.

He is now under investigation by South Korean authorities, though the unification ministry is