United States v. Ibarra-Sandoval

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT C. BRACK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

“Since controlled substances are often diluted and combined with other substances as they pass down the chain of distribution, the fact that a defendant is in possession of unusually pure narcotics may indicate a prominent role in the criminal enterprise and proximity to the source of the drugs.” U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1, cmt. n.27(c). Commensurate with that theory, the United Sentencing Commission imposed harsher sentencing Guidelines ranges for crimes involving drugs of high purity, which is why Defendant Cecilio…