Armin Dolores Munoz-Herrera appeals from the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The district court sentenced Munoz-Herrera to 46 months of *496 imprisonment and five years of supervised release. On appeal, he argues that his sentence was substantively unreasonable because: (1) the drug-trafficking guideline (U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1) tends to overstate the sentence necessary in a mine-run case because it is not based upon empirical data; (2) his risk of recidivism is low because he is a first-time offender; and (3) his new daughter, his status as a veteran of the Mexican army, and his steady employment history warranted a lower sentence.

As Munoz-Herrera did not challenge the drug-trafficking guideline as flawed in district court, that challenge is reviewed only for plain error. See United States v. Campos-Maldonado, 531 F.3d 337, 339 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 328, 172 L.Ed.2d 236 (2008). His challenge to the drug-trafficking guideline based upon its alleged lack of supporting empirical data lacks merit. See United States v. Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d 357, 366-67 (5th Cir. 2009); Campos-Maldonado, 531 F.3d at 338-39. Accordingly, his within-guideline sentence is afforded a presumption of reasonableness. See Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d at 367. Munoz-Herrera has not shown sufficient reason for this court to disturb that presumption.

The district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.