More than £5,500 in cash was also recovered following a search of his home on Blacklands Crescent. He was caught out by police officers who were on patrol in the Blacklands area of Kilwinning on November 26, 2023. Dignam was said to have noticed the marked police car and stopped his own vehicle on the street before exiting and walking away. A number of items were taken from his Renault Clio, including a decorator's caulk tube which partially revealed clear bags inside it. A Nokia phone which was "continually receiving text messages" and a set of scales were also recovered from the vehicle.