Plata or Plomo: TL idea

This is both a question as well as a TL idea I'm thinking about executing once I wrap up my (Rosa's Reich one of course).
The PoD here is that Pablo Escobar is able to bribe his way out of the judicial inquires manufactured by the DEA and Columbian Court and subsequently makes it to the Presidency sometime in the early 80s.

With the narions economy subsequently converted to a Narco-state, bolstered by a union between the nation's armed forces and Cartel militia, how powerful do you think Columbia might become?
And would you like to see a TL on this?
 
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