A U.S. citizen sentenced to 90 days in jail in his country for illegal possession of arms was arrested yesterday in the central Pacific beach of Herradura, according to a statement released yesterday by the international police agency Interpol.

Interpol, together with Costa Rica's Tourism Police and Immigration Police, tracked down Edmond Hudmond Smith, 41, whom U.S. authorities had released from prison in the state of Alabama on “conditional liberty” because of a severe infection in one of his feet, the statement said.

He was ordered to wear an electronic tracking device, which he apparently deactivated, causing police to lose track of him. He was also ordered to notify an appointed police officer of his whereabouts, which he failed to do.

Smith was arrested while driving near Playa Herradura. Upon searching his SUV, police discovered a 45-caliber weapon under the seat of the vehicle he was driving.

He is under the custody of Immigration Police and faces deportation to the United States, the statement said.