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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gustavo VEGA, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 03-30083.
    D.C. No. CR-01-00333-BR.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Nov. 10, 2003.
    
    Decided Nov. 14, 2003.
    Jennifer J. Martin, USPO-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for PlaintiffAppellee.
    David M. Audet, Hillsboro, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before KOZINSKI, SILVERMAN and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Gustavo Vega appeals the 33-month sentence imposed following his jury-trial conviction for distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a). We affirm.

Vega contends that the district court erred by denying him a downward adjustment in his base offense level as a minor participant, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2. On this record, however, we cannot say that the district court clearly erred in its factual determination that Vega was not a minor participant in the illegal drug activity in question. See United States v. Rodriguez-Cruz, 255 F.3d 1054, 1060 (9th Cir.2001)(stating that “[wjhether a defendant is a minor or minimal participant under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 is a factual determination reviewed for clear error”).

AFFIRMED. 
      
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