A WION article posits that a 'Narco-Socialist' model, fueled by communism and socialism, has transformed parts of Latin America into narco-states. It argues that reliance on drug money for state budgets leads to the neglect of legitimate industries. The piece claims that groups like FARC and Shining Path initially claimed to protect peasants but evolved to fund their causes through taxing the coca trade, merging revolutionary identity with drug lord status.