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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Jesus Manuel CAZAREZ-SALAS, aka Jesus Cazarey-Lopez, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 05-10651.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted July 9, 2007 .
    Filed July 19, 2007.
    George Ferko, Esq., USTU-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Evo A. DeConcini, U.S. Courthouse, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Jason M. Hannan, Esq., FPDAZ-Federal Public Defender’s Office, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Jesus Cazarez-Salas appeals from his sentence imposed following his conviction for unlawful reentry of a deported alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Cazarez-Salas contends that the district court erred by applying a 16-level sentencing enhancement under United States Sentencing Guidelines § 2L1.2(b)(l) for a prior drug trafficking conviction under California Health & Safety Code, § 11351.5. As Carranza-Moreno acknowledges in his reply brief, this contention is foreclosed. See United States v. Morales-Perez, 467 F.3d 1219, 1223 (9th Cir.2006) (holding that a conviction under California Health & Safety Code § 11351.5 categorically qualifies as a drug trafficking offense under the Guidelines).

AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.