Rob Ford has said he doesn't use the drug and that the video does not exist.
In a story based on unidentified sources, the Toronto Star reported David Price, the mayor's director of logistics, told Ford's former chief-of-staff that he received a tip from a source who suggested they may know where the alleged video could be found.
The Star says Mark Towhey, the former chief-of-staff who parted ways with Ford last week, was alarmed at the information and gave a statement to police and that Price was asked to do the same. The newspaper adds that police say an investigation into the matter is underway.
The Star said its report Tuesday was based on interviews with people close to the mayor's circle and people in the part of the city where it said the alleged video was shot.
Asked about the Star report, police spokeswoman Const. Wendy Drummond would only tell The Canadian Press they continue to "monitor the situation closely."
Neither Price nor Towhey could immediately be reached by The Canadian Press for comment on the report.
Ford has battled a firestorm of controversy ever since two separate reports — published in the Star and gossip website Gawker in mid-May — claimed the mayor had been filmed smoking what appeared to be crack cocaine by someone described as a drug dealer who wanted to sell the clip.
Neither of the reports about the video has been independently verified and the Star itself has said it could not vouch for its authenticity.
The U.S.-based Gawker said it had reached its $200,000 fundraising goal to buy and post the clip on Monday but was having difficulty locating whoever claimed to have the video.
Ford has insisted it's "business as usual" at city hall.
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Source: huffingtonpost.ca
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