Two bandits armed with guns robbed a New Amsterdam businesswoman of $800,000 in cash at her home before escaping on Saturday night.

A police press release stated that the lawmen are investigating a robbery under arms that occurred at about 9:30 pm on Saturday at Penitentiary Walk, New Amsterdam, during which businesswoman Angela Sancho and her husband were attacked and robbed by the two men armed with handguns.

Police said that investigations revealed that the victims had just returned home and were about to exit their vehicle when they were held up by the two men who took away $800,000 in cash and a cell phone and escaped.