Mario Vega-Renova (Vega) pleaded guilty to illegal reentry of a deported alien, and he was sentenced to 41 months of imprisonment. Vega appeals the district court’s determination that his prior Illinois conviction for possession with intent to deliver cocaine qualified as a drug trafficking offense warranting a 16-level enhancement pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(i). He argues that the Illinois statute criminalizes the “administering” and “dispensing” of drugs, which is not covered by the Guidelines or 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). Because Vega preserved his argument in the district court, our review is de novo. 1

Vega has identified no prior Illinois case applying the statute in an “administering” or “dispensing” situation. 2 A theoretical possibility that a statute might encompass types of conduct that would not qualify as a drug trafficking offense is insufficient. 3 Thus, the district court was correct in determining that Vega’s conviction was a drug trafficking offense for purposes of the § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(i) enhancement. 4

In addition, even if Vega could establish error, any such error would be harmless because the district court stated that it *304 would impose the same sentence regardless of any misapplication of the enhancement. 5 Vega’s argument that the district court erred in imposing an alternative, above-guidelines sentence is without merit. 6

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.