article_snippet: Daily Mail Australia has been provided with first look at the items found during the operation, which sources say was sparked by concerns from security teams inside the facility, who'd recently witnessed suspicious activity within the grounds and feared an attack against guards was imminent.
article_snippet: Department officials suggest the swoop was 'a routine search' but the raids on Monday uncovered several bags full of contraband from inside the facility, teams tipped off by security personnel which units to search.
article_snippet: the raids uncovered sharp utensils, wrapped up and hidden inside laundry powder tubs as well as more than a dozen mobile phones.
article_snippet: During 'a routine search', officers found garden shears wrapped up and concealed inside laundry powder tubs.
article_snippet: Seized items also included drugs and drug paraphernalia, such as pipes and syringes.
article_snippet: Sniffer dogs teams are taken through a kitchen inside the Villawood Detention Centre searching for hidden weapons and drugs .
article_snippet: Investigators found shears, syringes, phones and drugs .
article_snippet: As well as searches conducted by our officers, our also employed the use of detector dogs to detect and locate prohibited items, which proved a highly effective tool for this environment.'
highlights_snippet: Shears, drugs and smart phones were uncovered during raids .
  