I particularly like this part.....
"Osorio Chong also said Friday that if the US government tries to pressure Mexico by threatening to withdraw funding from the nearly $2.5bn Merida Initiative to fight organized crime, Mexico will let that money go.
The initiative that was started in 2008 is winding down with most remaining funding going to Mexican states implementing reforms to the justice system, Osorio Chong said. In its early years, Merida outfitted Mexico’s military with helicopters and trained its security forces.
“If that resource could be an issue for pressure or if they want to pressure the government, honestly, we have no problem, none, if they withdraw it,” he said.
The US embassy in Mexico City did not immediately respond to a request for comment.