IT looked like he had it all. NOT only did his cocaine addiction collapse his nose it put millionaire property developer James Brown behind bars.

James Brown, 45, retired at the age of 36 after making his fortune in property development. He had a luxury home in London, lived in Portugal, drove a £120,000 ($177,000) Bentley Continental convertible and stayed in luxury hotels.

With all his free time Brown developed an addiction to cocaine, to such an extent that his nose collapsed. His addiction also saw him become paranoid and has heart pressure problems, the Daily Mail reported.

Brown's life was unravelling and he was arrested in his car when staying at a luxury hotel in south Wales.

Police found cocaine worth £177,000 ($277,000) hidden in the air vents and folding roof of his car when he was stopped in December 2011 near Cross Hands, Camarthenshire, south Wales . When they went to his luxurious hotel room they found a 9mm semi-automatic Walther PP1 pistol - similar to the gun used by James Bond - and a Russian 9mm Tula Tokarev. A rifle and ammunition was also discovered.

Swansea Crown Court heard how Brown used his “legitimate money” to fund his cocaine addiction and kept the guns due to his paranoia..

Brown admitted possessing banned handguns, cocaine and ammunition.He was jailed for five years.

media_camera James Brown's Bentley Continental convertible,, not pictured, contained $2777,000 of cociane hidden in the air vents and in the folding roof.

Originally published as Cocaine ruined rich man's nose and life