PRVI HIDTA Executive Board Chair

Wilmer Ocasio-Ibarra

Wilmer Ocasio-Ibarra took office as the United States Marshal of the District of Puerto Rico on September 29, 2019. The District of Puerto Rico includes the Court House in Old San Juan, Hato Rey, and Ponce. Puerto Rico ranks among the top 10 districts in prisoner population within the U.S. Marshals Service.

Wilmer Ocasio-Ibarra has held positions in various areas of state and local law enforcement in his homeland of Puerto Rico. Earlier in his career, he worked as the Deputy Commissioner of the Guaynabo City Police Department and as a Technical Sergeant in the Puerto Rico National Guard, State Command Air Group 704th Security Forces Squadron.

He has fulfilled roles such as Director of External Resources and Federal Grants for the Puerto Rico Police Department, Special Assistant to the Director of the Bureau of Special Investigations for the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, Security Director and Law Enforcement Liaison for the Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs. During his time at the Department of Family Affairs, he was actively involved in the Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force and served as Sergeant-At-Arms for the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. Additionally, Marshal Ocasio-Ibarra has contributed to the implementation of public policies, strategies against drugs and illegal weapons, and integration programs between state and local Law Enforcement Departments and Puerto Rico’s Department of Public Safety.

Currently, Marshal Ocasio-Ibarra plays a crucial role as Chairman of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Executive Board. His expertise in the law enforcement arena has facilitated his involvement with the law enforcement community. Additionally, he is a member of the Director’s Marshals Advisory Council of the USMS.

Marshal Ocasio-Ibarra graduated from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, majoring in Criminal Investigation. He also completed his Master’s degree at the Graduate School of Criminal Justice from the Inter American University Metropolitan Campus.