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PER CURI AM: Agu st in Nun ez ap pe al s h is 48 -m on th sen te nc e, im po se d a fte r pl ead in g gu il ty to i ll eg al re-e nt ry

aft er re m ov al . On ap pe al , Nun ez ar gu es th atth e d is tri ct co urt erredwhen itin cl ud eda 16 -le ve l en ha nc em en t fo r a 2 00 6 o ffen se for tra ffi ck in g c oc ai ne un de r Fl a. St at . Ann . § 8 93 .13 5. Aft er a t ho ro ug h re vi ew of th e rec or d, we af

firm . I. In20 10 , Nun ez p le ad edgu il ty to i ll eg al re-e nt ry , invi ol at io n o f 8 U.S.C . 13 26 (a) a nd(b) (2 ). Nun ez h adbe enrem ov edfro m th e Uni te d S ta te s o n t wo o th er oc cas io ns –i n o ne in st an ce af te r he was c on vi ct edof afel on y in Flo rid a fo r tra ffi ck in g 2 8 g ram s o r m or e o f co cai ne . Nun ez was ass ig ne d acri m in al hi st ory cat eg ory of I II an d a n o ffen se lev el of 2 1, i nc lu di ng a 16 -le ve l en ha nc em en t fo r th e dru g o ffen se , whi ch pl acedhi m withi n t he gu id el in es ran ge of 4 6 t o 5 7 m on th s’ im

pr is on m en t. Nun ez o bjec te d t o t he enha nc em en t, ar gu in g t ha t h is 20 06 co nv ic ti on di d no t qua li fy

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ic ki ng off en se , un de r U.S.S.G. § 2 L1.2 (b )(1 )(a) (i) . Nun ez s pe ci fic al ly argu edth atFla . Sta t. An n. § 89 3.1 35 di d n otin cl ud e th e requi si te “ in te ntto di st rib ut e” el em en t re qu ire d t o qua li fy itas a“ drug tra ffi ck in g 2of

fen se ” u nd er 2 L1.2 . The d is tri ctco urt re jecte d t hi s ar gu m en t, wi th ou t fu rth er ex pl an at io n, an d s en te nc edNun ez t o 4 8 m on th s’ im pr is on m en t an d 3 y ears of supe rv is edrel eas e. Nun ez ap pe al ed . II. W e rev ie w de no vo whet he r a d efen da nt ’s pri orco nv ic ti on qu al ifi es as a

“ drug tra ffi ck in g o ffen se ” u nd er § 2L1 .2(b )(1 )(A). Uni te d Sta tes v. Mader a-Mader a , 33 3 F .3d12 28 , 12 31 n.2 (11 thCir . 20 03 ). “ Fed eral law, n ot st at e la w, con tro ls th e ap pl ic at io n o f th e Sen te nc in g Gu id el in es .” Id. III. Nun ez ar gu es th atth e d is tri ctco urt erredwhen itap pl ie d a16 -le ve l en ha nc em en t t o h is off

en se be cau se hi s 2 00 6 c on vi ct io n d oe s n otqu al ify as a

“ drug tra ffi ck in g o ffen se ” u nd er Fl a. St at . § 8 93 .13 5. Sp eci fic al ly, he co nt en ds th atth e Fl or id a st atut e, de sp it e it s “ tra ffi ck in g” lab el , do es no t m eetth e fed eral de fin it io n o f “ drug tra ffi ck in g o ffen se .” The g ov ern m en t re sp on ds th atNun ez’s arg um en t i s fo recl os edby Uni te d Sta tes v. Ma de ra -Ma de ra , 33 3 F .3d12 28 (11 th Ci r. 20 03 ). W e ag ree.

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Although Nunez cites to Fifth, Six th, Ninth and Tenth Circuit dec isions, Madera- 1 Madera rema ins binding pre cede nt in this circ uit, which we a re bound to follow unless it is overr uled en banc or by

the Supreme Court of the United States. United States v. Hogan , 986 F.3d 1364, 1369 ( 11th Cir. 1993). 3“ The Uni te d S ta te s C od e in crea se s t he au th or iz edm ax im um pe na lty to 20 y ears ’ im pr is on m en t i f th e il le ga ll y reen te rin g a li en ’s dep orta ti on fol lo wedan ‘agg rav at edfel on y ’ co nv ic ti on .” 8 U.S.C. § 13 26 (b )(2 ). A 16 -le ve l en ha nc em en t is warran te d i f th e al ie n h as be enpre vi ou sl y de po rte d a fte r a fel on y

dru g tra ffi ck in g c on vi ct io n fo r whi ch th e se nt en ce i m po se d e xc eed ed13 m on th s. Mader a-Mader a , 33 3 F .3dat 1 22 9. Fo r th e p ur

po se s o f th is en ha nc em en t, the Gui de li ne s d efi ne a drug tra ffi ck in g o ffen se as “ anoff en se un de r fed eral , st at e, orlo cal law t ha t p ro hi bi ts th e m an uf

actur e, im po rt, e xp ort, d is tri bu ti on , or d is pe ns in g o f, oroff er t o s el l a co nt ro ll edsubs ta nc e (o r a co un te rfei t s ub st an ce) o r th e p os se ss io n o f a co nt ro ll ed subs ta nc e (o r a co un te rfei t s ub st an ce) wi th in te nt to m an uf actur e, im po rt, e xp ort, distri bu te , or d is pe ns e.” U.S.S.G. § 2 L1.2 , cm nt . (1( B)(i v) ) (em

ph as is ad de d) . The Flo rid a st atut e u nd er wh ic h Nu ne z was co nv ic te d p ro vi de s t ha t: Any pe rs on who kn owi ng ly se ll s, pu rch as es , m an uf actur es , de li ve rs , or br in gs in to th is st at e, or who is kn owi ng ly in actua l or co ns tru c t i v e po ss es si on of

, 28 gr am s or m or e of c o c a i n e . . . or of an y m ix tu re co nt ai ni ng co cai ne , bu t le ss th an 15 0 ki lo gr am s of co cai ne or an y su ch m ix tu re, c o mm i t s a fel on y of th e fir st de gr ee, whi ch fel on y sh al l be kn own as “ tra ffi ck in g i n c oc ai ne .” Fl a. St at . Ann . § 8 93 .13 5( 1) (b ).

4Nun ez ar gu es th atth e d is tri ctco urt erredbe cau se th e “ in te ntto di st rib ut e”

el em en t p res en t i n t he fed eral st atue is ab se ntfro m th e Fl or id a st atut e. In Mader aMader a , th is co urt ad dr es se d asi m il ar arg um en t, d et erm in in g t ha t a d efen da nt

“ m us t b e in po ss es si on of a si gn if ic an t qu an ti ty of drug s b efo re Geo rg iade em s t he of fen se dru g ‘tra ffi ck in g.’” 33 3 F .3dat 1 23 2 (e m ph as is in th e o rig in al ). Altho ug h th ere i s n o s pe ci fic “ in te ntto di st rib ut e” i n t he Geor gi a st atut e, th is co urt co nc lu de d t ha t “ drug tra ffi ck in g i s a m or e se rio us off en se th aneit he r si m

pl e po ss es si on or p os se ss io n wi th th e in te ntto di st rib ut e” an d, t hu s, the st atut e

“ ne ces sa ril y

in fers anin te ntto di st rib ut e o nc e a d efen da ntpo ss es se s a c ert ai n am ou ntof d ru gs .” Id

. Alt ho ug h aGeor gi a dru g- tra ffi ck in g s ta tu te was a t i ss ue ab ov e, in Uni te d St at es v. Ja mes , 43 0 F .3d11 50 , 11 53 -5 6 (1 1t h C ir. 2 00 5) , we det erm in edth ata de fen da nt ’s pri orco nv ic ti on“ fo r tr affi ck in g i n c oc ai ne by pos se ss io n o f be twee n 20 0 a nd40 0 g ram s o f co cai ne ,” in vi ol at io n o f Fl or id a’s drug -tr affi ck in g s ta tu te was a “ se rio us dru g o ffen se ” fo r pu rp os es of t he Arm edCare er Cr im in al Act, 1 8 U.S.C. § 9 24 (e)( 2) (A)(i i). We con cl ud edth atFlo rid a’s th ree- ti eredsyste m was

“ no t m at eri al ly dis ti ng ui sh ab le ” fro m Geor gi a’s syste m , and , th us , Mader a-Mader a di ct at edth atJames’s of fen se in vo lv edanin te ntto di st rib ut e be cau se “ Fl or id a’s dr

ug tra ffi ck in g s ta tu te ne ces sa ril y [im pl ie s] an i nt en t t o 5di st rib ut e o nc e a d efen da ntpo ss es se s 2 8 g ram s o r m or e [o f co cai ne ]. ” Ja mes , 43 0

F.3 d a t 1 15 5. Here, Nu ne z’s ob

jecti on to th e 1 6- le ve l en ha nc em en t t o h is ba se off en se le ve l i s fo recl os edby Mader a-Mader a . The d is tri ctco urt p ro pe rly con cl ud edth at Nun ez’s 2 00 6 c on vi ct io n u nd er § 89 3.1 35 (1 )(b ) was a pr op er p red ic at e fo r th e

“ drug tra ffi ck in g” en ha nc em en t u nd er § 2L1 .2(b )(1 )(A)(i ), de sp it e th e ab se nc e o f a se pa rat e “ in te ntto di st rib ut e” cl au se in th e Fl or id a st atut e, be cau se Nun ez po ss es se d aqu an ti ty of co cai ne fro m whi ch anin te ntto di st rib ut e co ul d b e in ferr ed . Accor di ng ly, we affi rm . AFFIRMED.

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