
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Alvis IRRA-ONTIVEROS, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 00-50577.
    D.C. No. CR-00-01532-JM.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submission Deferred May 8, 2001.
    
    Submitted and Decided Aug. 20, 2002.
    Before D.W. NELSON, FERNANDEZ and RYMER, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Irra-Ontiveros appeals his guilty plea conviction and sentence for importation of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. We deferred submission of this case pending the outcomes of United States v. Buckland, 277 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir.2002) (en banc) and United States v. Minore/Chinawat, 292 F.3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2002). We now submit this case and affirm.

Irra-Ontiveros’ contention that Appren-di v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), renders § 960 unconstitutional is foreclosed by United States v. Mendoza-Paz, 286 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir.2002). His argument that the government was required to prove that he knew the type and quantity of the drug he possessed is foreclosed by United States v. Carranza, 289 F.3d 634, 644 (9th Cir.2002).

AFFIRMED. 
      
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