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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Raul Martinez ARRELLANO, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 99-50430.
    D.C. No. CR-98-00111-LGB-02.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted May 13, 2001 .
    Decided May 24, 2002.
    Before FERNANDEZ, THOMAS and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Raul Martinez Arrellano appeals his conviction and the 121-month sentence imposed by the district court following his guilty plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

Arrellano contends that, in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), § 841 is unconstitutional on its face and therefore his sentence is invalid. This contention is foreclosed by our recent decision in United States v. Buckland, 277 F.3d 1173, 1177 (9th Cir.2002) (en banc) (concluding that § 841 is not facially unconstitutional).

AFFIRMED. 
      
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