United States v. Marquez

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Josué Acosta Marquez (Acosta) was convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. The district court 2 sentenced him to 120 months’ imprisonment. Acosta appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

I

In March 2007, investigators from the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force were alerted to a drug trafficking operation centered in Des Moines,' Iowa. The ring was dealing in marijuana and using three pick-up trucks, one of which was a white 2006 Ford with a ladder rack and construction decals.

In May…