A “liquor-fueled rampage” in Virginia drew laughs online after a raccoon broke in, sampled alcohol across the shop, and was later released unharmed.

Raccoons turn up in plenty of places across Virginia - forests, backyards, the odd city block. But one showed up somewhere totally unexpected: inside a liquor store. A raccoon in Virginia turned a quiet Black Friday shift into an unexpected clean-up job after the animal slipped into a liquor store overnight and went straight for the bottles. Staff found the intruder the next morning, face down near a trash can and a toilet, looking like it had reached its limit.

Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter said the raccoon had pushed its way through the ceiling at some point late Thursday. The fall took it directly into an aisle stack

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