A man was detained after recording claims that cops put cocaine and "pee" in his car.

Police have detained Patrick Asiedu and charged him with inventing the narration he recorded and posted on social media. Patrick Asiedu is thought to be the person behind the viral tape that claims police stopped and put cocaine and "pee" in his car.

He is an Uber driver, not a doctor as he claimed to be in the tape, according to a preliminary police inquiry.

He is now being held by the police.

It has been confirmed by the police that he is Patrick Asiedu, but they added that the story he recorded and posted on social media in the form of an audio file did not actually occur.

Investigations have shown that the suspect completely fabricated the whole account that was told on the audio clip.

The police statement dated January 18, 2023, signed and issued by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the Director of Police Public Affairs on Wednesday night, said: "The supposed military intervention and the alleged fight between the Police officers and the Military described in such dramatic detail in the audio tape are all false and a figment of the suspect's imagination."

A copy of the suspect's audio recording that was distributed along with the police statement may be seen below.

Police apprehend suspect caught on viral audiotape falsely accusing certain police officers.

1. On January 18, 2023, the police detained a guy they believe to be the person who is heard on the audio tape narrating an alleged elaborate incidence of criminal behavior on the side of the police.

2. In the widely disseminated audio recording, the guy identifying himself as Dr. Patrick Asiedu said that he had been stopped by some policemen who had attempted to extort money from him by placing drugs in his car.

3. According to police investigations thus far, the individual who has been detained and is known to go by the name Patrick Asiedu is an Uber driver and not a physician.

4. The investigations reveal that the suspect completely made up the whole tale that was told on the audio tape.

5. The audio tape's dramatic descriptions of the claimed military involvement and the altercation between police officers and soldiers are all fake and the product of the suspect's imagination.

6. The vivid accounts of being escorted to the Accra Central and East Legon Police Stations and the Narcotics Control Commission are also untrue. Additionally false are the allegations that fingerprints were obtained.

7. Patrick Asiedu, the defendant, said he had once observed an occurrence that happened to one of his passengers that was comparable to what he recounted in the audio clip.

8. In the meantime, the suspect claims to have met with the Inspector-General of Police in another audio tape that has come to the Police's knowledge. We want to make it absolutely clear that this assertion is untrue as well and should be ignored.

9. Investigations are still underway, and Patrick Asiedu, the suspect who is presently being held by the police, will eventually be brought to justice.

GRACE ANSAH-AKROFI DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE