RIO DE JANEIRO, 15 Feb. The head of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, Allan Turnowski, has resigned Tuesday amid a corruption scandal that erupted five days ago with the arrest of several officers for alleged links with drug trafficking. Security Secretariat of Rio has been informed of these changes through an official statement explaining that Turnowski has taken this decision in order to "preserve the proper functioning of the institutions." Turnowski, who was one year and ten months at the helm of the Police, will step down after controversy over the so-called "Operation Guillotine" - held last Friday in Rio de Janeiro - which ended with the arrest of 38 civilian police and military personnel accused of crimes such as corruption, ties to drug trafficking and robberies.
According to research, the group of detainees received $ 70,000 (51,900 euros) a month to protect drug traffickers and organized crime members. However, the Security Secretariat of Rio stands out in the statement Turnowski the work during his tenure. "The Civil Police obtained an exclusive delegation to investigate killings, arrests made important, an unusually reduced the rate of vehicle theft, and improve the productivity of police in the number of investigations," says the text. 
According to research, the group of detainees received $ 70,000 (51,900 euros) a month to protect drug traffickers and organized crime members. However, the Security Secretariat of Rio stands out in the statement Turnowski the work during his tenure. "The Civil Police obtained an exclusive delegation to investigate killings, arrests made important, an unusually reduced the rate of vehicle theft, and improve the productivity of police in the number of investigations," says the text.
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