Scott Cam had no idea one of his contestants on The Block was a mate of an alleged big-time drug baron until he saw it on the news.
NRL player turned tradie Omar Slaimankhel was in the car with accused kingpin Mostafa Baluch when he cut off his ankle monitor before going on the run last year.
His escape sparked one Australia’s biggest manhunts until he was caught 16 days later trying to sneak into Queensland from NSW.
Mr Slaimankhel,