The 17-year-old who was reported missing last Thursday was found this afternoon, the police said.
The teenager, Dylan Degiorgio, was found at the Marsascala playground by two police officers - PC Robert Vassallo and PC Josef Vassallo, who recognised him from the photo.
The two officers, who were on their way to the Prime Minister's residence, had been shown a photo of Mr Degiorgio by the sergeant at the Zabbar police station who asked them to keep a lookout for him.
The officers then passed Mr Degiorgio to the police headquarters.