article_snippet: A joint operation by Customs and Immigration squads has headed off a feared attack from inside the walls of Villawood Detention Centre .
article_snippet: Deputy Secretary, Immigration Status Resolution Group, Cindy Briscoe said the Department is determined to stamp out the presence of illegal items inside detention centres. '
article_snippet: It's alleged detainees hid the contraband inside chocolate milk tubs and even what was supposed to be deodorant spray cans.
article_snippet: As yet, there is no word as to action to be taken against the perpetrators.
article_snippet: Two people were arrested last year during a protest outside the walls, over the proposed transfer of detainees to WA.
highlights_snippet: Joint operation by Immigration and Customs sparked by security concerns that an attack on staff was imminent .
  
highlights_snippet: Charges are yet to be laid against detainees responsible .
  