Accused Australian drug smuggler Cassie Sainsbury in her Colombian jail cell. Picture: 9 News.

Speaking exclusively to News Corp Australia, Sainsbury said she was “tricked” into a photo that became one of the first of her in prison.

“People are taking advantage of the fact that I don’t speak Spanish. Somebody tricked me into a photo recently which was sent to the media which was the first photo of me in prison,” she said.

“So I didn’t give permission for that to go out nor did I know that it was going out. And then the girl that took it and the other girls that were involved in it, they’re completely denying it which I don’t even know why they’re bothering to deny it.

Accused Australian drug smuggler Cassie Sainsbury in her Colombian jail cell. MUST CREDIT CH 9Source:Channel 9

Pictures of Australian Cassandra Sainsbury inside the notorious El Buen Pastor women's prison in Bogota, Colombia. Picture: Nathan EdwardsSource:News Corp Australia

The 22-year-old is being detained at El Buen Pastor women’s prison in Bogota having been caught with nearly 6 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage. She has maintained her innocence and said she did not know it was concealed inside the headphone sets she purportedly bought for her friends.

Sainsbury also revealed her family had sold her story to 60 Minutes without her permission and she was unhappy with her lawyer for also having spoken to the media.

She said the jail situation was “chaos” and she is being abused by local women because of the media attention her case has attracted.

“They were pushing me around, telling me I am problematic and that foreigners are no good.”

“Once I’ve been sentenced, sure I’m happy to talk about what happened, because my case isn’t in jeopardy then,” she said.

“What’s happened has happened. If I’m guilty or innocent, nothing is at risk.”