North Korean spy arrested

South Korea has arrested a suspected North Korean spy trying to enter the country.

According to the Yonhap news agency, a source said the suspect was a 48-year-old North Korean with the family name Jeong.

He was arrested early this month and was expected to be indicted this week. He was the first North Korean spy arrested trying to enter the country since 2003, the source said.

The National Intelligence Service had exposed eight North and South Koreans for spying for the North since 2003. South Korean intelligence agencies were not immediately available to comment on the arrest report.

Tensions are high on the peninsula after North Korea defied international warnings and test fired seven missiles last month.

- REUTERS