Reports are saying more than 1 million dollars in cash has been taken from armed security officers as they were replenishing a Republic Bank ATM in St. Helena east of Piarco Airport.

The 4 officers were held up by 3 armed men.

The bandits took the money and the weapons of the security officers.

The incident is reported to have occurred at around noon yesterday.

As the security officers from G4S got to the ATM they were held up by the men who took the money and guns and escaped in a vehicle.

The Nissan X-trail was found later in Centeno.

Investigators have been reviewing CCTV footage from nearby business places.