UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo ORGANES-GANDAVILLA, a.k.a. Arturo Organes Gandavilla, Defendant-Appellant, 200 F. App'x 924

PER CURIAM: Arturo Organes-Gandavilla appeals his combined sentence of 228 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine while on board a vessel, 46 U.S.CApp. § 1903(a), possession with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine while on board a vessel, 46 U.S.C.App. § 1908(j), and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A).

Organes-Gandavilla argues that his sentence is unreasonable because of an unwarranted sentencing disparity between his sentence and the sentences of his co-conspirators. We affirm. ‘We review the sentence imposed by the district court for reasonableness.” United States v. Talley, 431 F.3d 784, 786 (11th Cir.2005). “[W]hen the district court imposes a sentence within the advisory Guidelines range, we ordinarily will expect that choice to be a reasonable one.” Id.

Section 3553 of the sentencing guidelines includes as a sentencing factor “the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities among defendants with similar records who have been found guilty of similar conduct.” 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6). The district court considered this factor and found that the greater sentence imposed on Organes-Gandavilla was not unwarranted because Organes-Gandavilla was responsible for a firearm. The sentence imposed was not unreasonable. The sentence is AFFIRMED.