New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- In a story straight out of a holiday comedy, a raccoon in Virginia went on a boozy rampage inside a liquor store before ultimately passing out drunk in the bathroom - leaving staff both shocked and amused.

Employees at the ABC liquor store in Ashland, Virginia, walked in Saturday morning to discover the aftermath of what is called a "smash-and-sip."

The store had been closed for Thanksgiving, but overnight, a raccoon broke in, fell through a ceiling tile, and immediately got to work.

Officer Samantha Martin from Hanover County Animal Protection described the chaos simply: "It went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything."

When staff surveyed the damage, they found smashed bottles, liquor pooled across the flo...