In the wild, raccoons have been known to feast on fermented fruit — causing them to stagger around in an apparently drunken stupor

A Virginia state-run liquor store was ransacked by a masked bandit on Friday evening, authorities said, leaving a trail of broken spirit bottles strewn across the shop floor.

The suspect, an intoxicated raccoon, was found passed out in the store’s restroom the following morning.

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An animal control officer “safely secured our masked bandit and transported him back to the shelter to sober up before questioning,” the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter said Tuesday.

“After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices), he was safely released back to the wild, hopefully having learn

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