A Minneapolis man is accused of selling about two pounds of a substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine to an undercover officer for $4,200 on Oct. 22, 2025, according to a Hennepin County complaint.
He is charged with one count of first-degree drug sale of 17 grams or more within a 90-day period, a felony. The complaint lists the maximum sentence as 40 years and/or a fine of $300,000 to $1 million and the minimum sentence as 65 months.
Herikdeyber Ortiz Bravo, 31, is charged according to a complaint filed Nov. 5 in Hennepin County District Court. Bail was set at $250,000.
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According to the complaint, the sale happened Oct. 22, 2025, in the area of the 4400 block of 15th Avenue South in Minneapolis. The complaint says an undercover officer paid $4,200 for about two pounds of a substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine.
Officers continued investigating with physical and electronic surveillance, the complaint says. It says they saw him take part in what they described as suspected short-term drug activity on Nov. 5, 2025.
The complaint says officers executed a warrant on Nov. 19, 2025, at a home they believed was his in Minneapolis. He was not there because he had just been arrested on outstanding warrants, the complaint says. Officers found about 18.06 grams of cocaine and a shotgun. The complaint says another adult occupant said those items were in his bedroom.
The complaint says the case was not charged while he was in custody because of investigative reasons. Prosecutors asked for a warrant citing public safety concerns, given the nature and quantity of the substance involved.
The complaint charges only the Oct. 22, 2025, sale. The cocaine and shotgun are not listed as charges.
