Opinion ID: 3063986
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Heading: Buesa-Herrera

Text: Buesa-Herrera was sentenced to 151 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, he first contends that the district court clearly erred by failing to grant him a two-level minor-role reduction, as he had no knowledge of the structure of the enterprise or a clear understanding of the roles of others involved in the conspiracy, and he knew 12 only a few hours before that he would be loading cocaine onto a ship. He also argues that his sentence was arbitrary and procedurally unreasonable because the district court considered only the amount of drugs involved in the offense, which determined the guideline range, and it failed to consider the other § 3553(a) sentencing factors.
Because the record indicates that Buesa-Herrera’s role in the offense was identical to his relevant conduct, and he failed to show that he was less culpable than the other crew members in the relevant conduct of transporting the cocaine, we conclude that the district court did not plainly err by finding that he did not qualify for a minor-role reduction.
Because the record supports the district court’s calculation of the advisory guideline range, and it shows that the district court adequately considered the factors enumerated in § 3553(a), we conclude that it imposed a procedurally reasonable sentence. Accordingly, we affirm Buesa-Herrera’s sentence.