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Case: 22-40500        Document: 00516829186             Page: 1      Date Filed: 07/21/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
                                                                               United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit

                                     ____________                                      FILED
                                                                                     July 21, 2023
                                      No. 22-40500                               Lyle W. Cayce
                                    Summary Calendar                                  Clerk
                                    ____________

   United States of America,

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Jose Rodrigo Gallardo,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Southern District of Texas
                              USDC No. 7:21-CR-1329-1
                     ______________________________

   Before Wiener, Elrod, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Jose Rodrigo Gallardo pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to
   possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.                     On appeal, he
   challenges a two-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(5) based on
   the district court’s finding that the offense involved imported
   methamphetamine.

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-40500      Document: 00516829186         Page: 2   Date Filed: 07/21/2023

                                   No. 22-40500

          The district court’s factual finding is reviewed for clear error. See
   United States v. Brune, 991 F.3d 652, 667 (5th Cir. 2021). Gallardo argues
   that the district court erred by relying on the pre-sentencing report’s note
   that he “had made statements that he was dealing with the ‘cartel.’” Based
   on the record evidence regarding his association with an identified Mexican
   cartel and his involvement with a large quantity of methamphetamine, the
   district court did not clearly err in imposing the § 2D1.1(b)(5) enhancement.
   See id. at 667 & n.46.
          AFFIRMED.

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