Edmond Borici sentenced to prison for drugs and violence

Edmond Borici, the 45-year-old former owner of a cocktail bar on Bond Gate in Nuneaton, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for affray, possession of cocaine with intent to supply, and possession of a pointed article in a public place.

Borici, resident of Bettina Close in Nuneaton, is also required to pay a victims’ surcharge of £187, as well as £1,785 in a forfeiture order under Section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

This follows the events of 9 August 2023, when at 1:22am officers received a 999 call about a disturbance at Borici’s bar.

A man said that Borici had threatened him with a knife, and that he was having to defend himself with a beer barrel.

Police arrived to Borici and the man having a loud verbal altercation outside the premises.

Borici was arrested at the scene on suspicion of threatening a person with a bladed article.

After a search, a blue bag containing multiple other bags with about 509g of cocaine in total was discovered in the rear storeroom of the as-yet unopened bar.

It’s value on the street was somewhere near to £50,000.

A second bag was discovered with an additional 17g of cocaine in a hired BMW parked outside the premises – on the back seat, a letter addressed to Borici.

CCTV footage showed Borici exiting the BMW earlier in the evening. The footage also showed an altercation between Borici and the victim, during which the victim held a door shut to prevent Borici – who was holding a knife – from getting to him outside.

Borici was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court on 24 June 2024.

Investigating officer DC Williams said “Borici seemed to think he could play the part of a 1950s Mafioso, obscuring his criminal activities behind a bar, threatening violence against people he believed had disrespected him. 

“We are very happy to let him know that’s not something we are going to accept on the streets of 21^st century Nuneaton.”