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THE Scheme star Marvin Baird has been hijacked by ruthless gangsters trying to cash in on his notoriety.

We can reveal how Marvin, 31, has signed up with two new showiz agents - a convicted drug dealer and another gangland heavy accused of cocaine and gun charges.

Cocaine dealer Jonathon Tolland, 29, and his business partner are now plotting to move the controversial BBC reality show star into a luxury £300,000 house to film a follow-up documentary.

The hoods reckon they can cash in on a film about Marvin and 20-year-old fiancee Dayna McLaughlin going upmarket in the four-bedroom villa on a street called Glen Noble estate in Cleland, Lanarkshire.

But friends of the hapless heroin addict from Kilmarnock's Onthank housing scheme fear he is being used by Tolland and his associate, who have just set up their showbiz company TNT Management.

Tolland got four years at the High Court in Edinburgh in 2006 for being concerned in the supply of cocaine.

His gangster associate was arrested in April after cocaine and firearms were found in a pub in Glasgow.

He was released and police are continuing to investigate. He is also at the centre of a gangland feud which saw a relative shot when two men fired at his flash Audi earlier this year.

The self-styled showbiz agents have told Marvin they can make him a fortune - and get him and Dayna off drugs.

Tolland's partner, who cannot be named because he is facing serious criminal charges, said yesterday: "Marvin is the best-known face in the country just now.

"He can't walk 50 yards down the street without people wanting to take his picture or get his autograph.

"He's been made famous but got nothing out of it except being attacked and humilated.

"We want to help Marvin make some money and give him a positive image. We've got a good team and I'm sure we'll be successful."

Tolland added: "Marvin is a good guy and everyone loves him. His lifestyle has been chaotic because of drug abuse but we'll help get him off drugs and look after him.

"We'll make this documentary about Marvin's new life away from Kilmarnock. It's definitely going to happen. But if people want stories out of him from now on, they're going to have to start paying."

One source who knows Marvin and Dayna said: "They have been dazzled by this pair. They've told them that they can help them make fortunes and make a better life for themselves.

"When it became known that they were acting for Marvin and Dayna, it raised a few eyebrows.

"They're not usually the kind of guys who want to deal with the media."

Last night, Marvin made his first personal appearance arranged by his new agents - at a cage fighting exhibition in Bellahouston, Glasgow.

He arrived with Tolland and his associate at the event before posing for photos with fans and climbing into the ring for a round of applause.

Tolland lives in a five-bedroom house in Drumpellier, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, which is currently on the market for offers over £279,995.

One neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "We've seen all sorts of cars parked outside that house and young guys coming and going all the time.

"We think the place is rented but we've no idea who's living in there."

Tolland also owns a £200,000 home in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, which he bought 12 months before he was jailed for drug dealing alongside failed Albanian asylum seeker Eva Kajanaku and another man, Frank Ujfalusi.

Kajanaku got seven years and Ujfalusi was sentenced to four years and three months.

It is understood that Tolland's family purchased the property now earmarked as Marvin and Dayna's new home in Glen Noble for £239,000 in August 2005.

Marvin became a household name last year when he took part in the shocking flyon-the-wall BBC documentary The Scheme.

Cameras followed the heroin addict as he went about life in Kilmarnock's Onthank scheme when he was filmed with his on-off fiancee Dayna and beloved dog Bullet.

When the first two episodes were repeated on BBC Scotland last month, Monday's show pulled in a huge 524,800 viewers while the Tuesday re-run was watched by 499,300.

And he became the unlikely star of the series - branded "poverty porn" by critics who accused producers of exploiting their unwitting stars - with his "happy as Larry" catchphrase and brushes with the law.

Marvin was arrested after allegedly being caught with diazepam and also attacking Dayna on a bus.

When we contacted Dayna on Friday night she said: "Everything Marvin and I do now goes through our agents." She then referred us to the gangland pair.

Last night, a BBC Scotland spokesman confirmed there are no plans for a follow-up.