It doesn't mention any of that in the article, Running drugs across a border is not the same as having control of large swaths of territory like Mexico and Colombia.
Educate myself, vibes, champ...? Sounds like you'd fit right in with that lot.
We just bought a VW Tera 0km and saved ourselves 800k over what the dealer wanted for doing the licence fees etc. Took us literally a couple of hours all in all.
My venezuelan girlfriend said she wouldn't, it's probably like me with the UK now. After many years living in Argentina it just doesn't feel like home anymore.