Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alejandro Garcia JIMENEZ, also known as Alejandro Jimenez Garcia, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-10-01
Citations: 332 F. App'x 987
Docket Number: No. 09-40078
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alejandro Garcia JIMENEZ, also known as Alejandro Jimenez Garcia, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 332
Pages: 987–988

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alejandro Garcia JIMENEZ, also known as Alejandro Jimenez Garcia, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-40078
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 1, 2009.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Margaret Christina Ling, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Alejandro Garcia Jimenez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) & (b). He was sentenced to 90 months in prison and 4 years of supervised release. Jimenez now appeals his sentence. Jimenez argues that the district court erred in denying him a two-level reduction to his offense level for his minor role in the offense pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b).
Jimenez's argument that he qualified for the minor participant adjustment because he was a mere courier of drugs is unavailing. See United States v. Edwards, 65 F.3d 430, 434 (5th Cir.1995); United States v. Pofahl, 990 F.2d 1456, 1485 (5th Cir.1993). Rather, such a role is "an indispensable part" of drug related offenses. See United States v. Buenrostro, 868 F.2d 135, 138 (5th Cir.1989). In fact, Jimenez conceded after his arrest that he had been involved with the transportation of cocaine from Mexico to the United States on five to six different occasions and that he had transported currency. The district court's determination concerning Jimenez's role in the offense is plausible in light of the record and thus is not clearly erroneous. See § 3B1.2 comment. n.(3(C)); United States v. Cisneros-Gutierrez, 517 F.3d 751, 764 (5th Cir.2008); United States v. Villa-nueva, 408 F.3d 193, 203-04 (5th Cir.2005).
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5tii Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5A