A drugs gang leader from Norfolk lived a 'lavish liftestyle' of fast cars, guns, money and homes abroad, a court heard as he was convicted of conspiracy to supply millions of pounds worth of cocaine.

Timothy Eastgate boasted of living a 'James Bond' lifestyle - even buying a yacht named 'Shaken not Stirred' in a reference to 007's favourite tipple. He had a crash helmet with 007 on it and his mobile phone number ended with the digits 007 too.

When police searched the 31-year-old's home in Wymondham they found suitcases cocaine and benzocaine, a dental anaesthetic which has a similar effect to cocaine. Police found a handgun along with a silencer and ammunition in the freezer. Other weapons including a sawn off shotgun were also found.

Detectives also found a USB stick belonging to Eastgate containing a spreadsheet which showed he had delivered more than �3 million of cocaine to dealers in England.

He mixed in showbiz and celebrity circles and drove around in luxury sports cars. But Eastgate - who had large homes in Norfolk and at Estepona on Spain's Costa del Sol - financed his lifestyle through drugs.

Senior investigator Jim Hinchliffe said: 'They drove around in Ferraris, Lamborghinis, they had a private box at the O2 arena in London.'

Eastgate led the gang along with his deputy Paul Flisher, 38, from Essex. Sean Battle, 42, from Plymouth, led the operation in Devon. Stephen Proctor, 39, also from Plymouth, James Wright, 28, from London, and Christopher Leader, 54, from Romford, were couriers.

They were arrested as part of Operation Stagshaw which stretched from Essex to Devon. The drug smuggling conspiracy began to unravel in 2009 when police stopped and searched a BMW which had not been insured as it drove along the M5 in east Devon. Driver Christopher Leader was behind the wheel and 5kg of cocaine worth around �250,000 was found.

After a three month trial, seven men were convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine involving millions of pounds. They will be sentenced next month.