Villagers "swarmed to collect shrimp," bringing a gift basket to apologize to victim representatives, admitting fault and agreeing to legal proceedings. They plan to pool money for compensation and perform volunteer work as atonement.Apologies.To the people of Lampang for the damage caused, promising it will not happen again.
Regarding the ongoing case of villagers swarming to collect shrimp from a refrigerated pickup truck that overturned at kilometer marker 640 on the Thoen-Lampang route in Lampang Province, causing damage over 300,000 baht, police have summoned involved villagers for questioning. They divided them into two groups: those who helped, with the driver's wife allowing them to take damaged shrimp to eat, and the second group who took shrimp without the owner's permission, as previously reported.
Most recently, at 11:00 a.m. on 21 Mar 2026 GMT+7, at the Thoen Police Station conference room in Thoen District, Lampang Province, Police Colonel Kitti Maleewon, Chief of Thoen Police Station, along with Lampang's 4th District MPs, subdistrict heads, and village chiefs, followed up on the case. Today, villagers presented a gift basket to victim representatives and apologized for the incident, accepting full responsibility.They did not dispute any points.They apologized to the people of Thoen District and Lampang Province for damaging their reputation and promised that such an incident would not happen again.
Mr. Nikom Manopin, Subdistrict Head of Mae Thot, and Mr. Kanong Intapakoon, Village Chief of Village No. 8, Mae Thot Subdistrict, Thoen District, Lampang Province, revealed that initially 32 villagers from three villages — Village Nos. 1, 3, and 8 of Mae Thot Subdistrict — were involved in the incident. The villagers now express remorse and will not make any excuses. He offered apologies on behalf of the villagers to the victims and the people of Thoen and Lampang for harming their reputation and said they will proceed with the legal process.Regarding legal matters,
for compensation,villagers will contribute funds.Regardless of how much shrimp each person took, they will jointly compensate the victims in full. As for the legal case, it will proceed according tothe law.Afterward, to atone, villagers will volunteer to help those affected without expecting anything in return and will continue to do good deeds for the community in other ways.
Police Colonel Kitti Maleewon, Chief of Thoen Police Station, stated that most villagers felt uneasy and pressured by public opinion about the incident, so they came to meet police to express their intention thatthey were not callousor seeking to worsen the plight of those in trouble. They admitted full responsibility for the incident and agreed to enter the legal process accordingly.According to the law,with remorse, they coordinated with Thoen Police Station to apologize to victim representatives and the people of Thoen District and Lampang for damaging their reputation.
Police have now charged 32 involved villagers. Thirty-one have already accepted the charges, while one will do so later. The charges include "theft at night in places or sites of accidents" and "theft by sudden snatching."