The man suspected in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway will be transferred to a different Peruvian prison ahead of his expected extradition to the United States, CNN reports.

On Saturday, officials said Joran van der Sloot will be taken from the maximum security Challapalca prison, in the southern Andes, to a detention center just outside of Lima, the country’s capital.

“In the coming days, the INPE (National Penitentiary Institute) will hand over the condemned man to Interpol Peru with the goal of handing him over to U.S. authorities from the FBI,” a government statement reads, according to The Associated Press.

A lawyer for van der Sloot said the extradition could occur on Tuesday, however this timetable could not be confirmed.

The extradition stems from claims that van der Sloot bilked Holloway’s mother, Beth, out of $25,100. The mother paid van der Sloot in 2010 for details about the location of her daughter’s remains, but authorities say van der Sloot gave false information and failed to honor his promise, which led to a U.S. grand jury indicting him on charges of extortion and wire fraud. He has yet to face prosecution on the allegations.

Holloway vanished in 2005 while vacationing in Aruba days after graduating high school. Her remains have never been found, but van der Sloot, a Dutch national who lived on the Caribbean island, has long been suspected of playing a role in the disappearance of the American teen, who was 18 at the time.

The lawyer for Van der Sloot told the AP why his client agreed to the extradition: “He is imprisoned in the worst prison in the world. Any prison in the United States is a five-star hotel.”

Despite Van der Sloot’s travels to the United States, he will be required to return to Peru.

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[Feature Photo: Joran van der Sloot/Peruvian mug shot, left, Natalee Holloway/FBI]