MEMORANDUM **

Paul Orozco appeals from the 120-month sentence imposed after his guilty-plea conviction for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(viii). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

Orozco’s contention that the district court erred in imposing the statutory mandatory minimum sentence based upon the existence of a prior drug-trafficking conviction has no merit. The fact of a prior conviction does not need to be admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt for purposes of sentencing. See United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 244, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005); United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1079 n. 16 (9th Cir. 2005) (noting the continuing vitality of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 247, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998)).

AFFIRMED.