Toronto Mayor Rob Ford 'tried to buy crack video' 5 December 2013 Last updated at 10:34 Rob Ford, the mayor of Canada's largest city Toronto, is alleged to have attempted to buy a video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. A police recording shows two suspected gang members apparently discussing an offer by Mr Ford of C$5,000 (£2,900) and a car for the video, weeks before its existence was made public. Documents detailing the police wiretaps were released on Wednesday by a judge. Mr Ford has not commented on the latest allegations. Rumours of the crack video first surfaced in May. Mr Ford initially denied its existence but in October police announced they had recovered the recording. The 44-year-old mayor admitted early last month that he had smoked crack cocaine "in a drunken stupor" but denied he was an addict. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: In his own words He has refused to step down, but has been stripped of most of his powers. Healthy lifestyle Police had been carrying out an investigation on an alleged drugs gang when the mayor's name was mentioned on wiretaps in March and April. According to the newly released police documents, two alleged gang members are caught discussing, mainly in Somali, Mr Ford and the video. When asked to recall what Mr Ford had said to him, one of them replies: "He said I'll give you 5,000 and a car." It's very dangerous to put any weight into any of this. There's nothing to address End Quote Dennis Morris Rob Ford's lawyer The other suggests he should "ask for 150," which police in their analysis conclude the men mean $150,000. Police have not commented directly on the disclosures, saying only that their job is to gather the evidence and present it to the courts. Dennis Morris, Mr Ford's lawyer, said the wiretaps are snippets of talk between alleged gangsters. "It's very dangerous to put any weight into any of this," he told the Associated Press news agency. There's nothing to address. Mr Ford has faced a barrage of allegations of conduct unbecoming to someone in public office, including buying illegal drugs, and drink driving - while mayor - and using lewd language on television. He has apologised and says he has stopped drinking and adopted a healthier lifestyle. Rob Ford's troubled mayoralty May 2013: Media report they have seen a video apparently showing him smoking crack cocaine May / June: Mayor denies such footage exists, but multiple Ford staffers resign August: He is apparently intoxicated in an official appearance at a street festival. Later, he tells media he has smoked "a lot of marijuana" October: Alexander Lisi, a former driver for Ford, is arrested on drug charges; police say they have the drug video 5 Nov: "I have smoked crack cocaine," the mayor admits, saying he did so "in a drunken stupor" 7 Nov: A second video surfaces showing Ford drunkenly threatening to kill an unspecified person 13 Nov: He admits to buying drugs in the past two years; allegations emerge linking him to cocaine and prostitution 14 Nov: Ford makes lewd comments about oral sex and says he might have driven while drunk