Cops searching for a missing teenager have released CCTV footage of a man who was seen speaking to the youth in the days before he vanished.
Ahmadulla Wafa Asadullah was last spotted in the Wallyford area of East Lothian - where he has been living - at around 10am on Sunday, April 10.
Police have carried extensive searches and have scoured video footage in a bid to find the young man, who speaks very little English.
Officers say Ahmadulla, who uses a mobile phone translation app, was seen talking to the mystery man in the Potterrow area of Edinburgh on Thursday, April 7.
Police are keen to identify him and have urged him or anyone who knows him to get in touch as soon as possible.
Inspector David Reilly of Dalkeith Police Station said: “We have been carrying out a number of enquiries to try and trace Ahmadulla and know he was heading to the Potterrow area of Edinburgh.
“We know he spoke to a man there in the days before he went missing and we are keen to speak to him to see if he knows where Ahmadulla may be.
“Was this you? Please think back. Ahmadulla can only speak a few phrases in English and uses a translation app on his phone to communicate in English.
“Officers are carrying out extensive searches and reviewing CCTV in an effort to trace him but there have been no confirmed sightings of him.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact police. We believe this man will be able to help and appeal to him directly to come forward.”
The missing teenager is described as 5ft 11, of a slim build, with dark medium length hair and a dark coloured short beard.
He was wearing green cargo trousers and a black zip up top when last seen.
Anybody contacting the police with any information on the whereabouts of Ahmadulla should call Police Scotland on 101, quoting 3925 of 10 April, 2022.
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