T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Pemba Rita Sherpa, a native and citizen of Nepal, was convicted by a jury of possession of heroin with intent to distribute and of importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 952(a). The district court reduced Sherpa's sentence pursuant to the "safety valve" provision of the Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act of 1994 ("MMSRA"), 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f), codified in the sentencing guidelines at §...
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