November Monthly Talk

When

20 November 2025    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Where

The Assembly Room
North Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1LQ

Event Type

“Forty Years of Catching Smugglers – Why Do I Always Feel So Guilty ?” a talk by Malcolm Nelson

Malcolm will give us an insight into how Customs/Border Force Officers select people in the Green Channel who they think are carrying prohibited drugs in their baggage. What it is that gives them away? Why, sometimes, is there nobody in the Green Channel? Why do we feel that we’re being watched? These and other questions will be answered.

Malcolm Nelson was a Customs Officer for 40 years. He worked in many places in the UK but most of his career was in London Port and Heathrow. He also worked in St Petersburg (Russia), Malta, and several airports in the EU. Since retiring he has become a public speaker. He has also written two books. “Forty Years Catching Smugglers ,” and “In Pursuit of the Two Legged Mule.”