The main tasks of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine are to detect, stop, and investigate criminal offences that infringe on the functioning of the state economy and offences related to the receipt and use of international technical assistance.
The law enforcement function is carried out by detective units established and operating within the structure of the Central office and Territorial Offices of the ESBU.
Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine are authorized within the competence defined by the Law of Ukraine "On operational and investigative activity" and the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, to conduct operational and investigative activities and the pre-trial investigation of criminal offences referred by law to the jurisdiction of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine.