CYR, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals the fifty-seven month guideline sentence imposed on defendant Belkis Rodriguez, on the ground that 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B)(ii) mandates a minimum prison term of five years. As the sentence imposed by the district court contravenes U.S.S.G. § 5G1.1(c)(2), as well as 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B)(ii), we vacate and remand for resentencing.
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