‘Cocaine’ Cassie Sainsbury reveals split with fiancé Scott Broadbridge as he flies out to meet celebrity agent Max Markson

CONVICTED Adelaide drug smuggler Cassie Sainsbury has revealed why she called off her engagement as her ex-fiancé flies out to meet a high-powered celebrity agent.

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CONVICTED Adelaide drug smuggler Cassie Sainsbury has called off her wedding to Scott Broadbridge, revealing she broke up with her now former-fiancé in February.

The 22-year-old drug mule told KIIS FM the break-up was her decision and it was “the best thing” for both her and Mr Broadbridge.

Mr Broadbridge was aware Sainsbury – dubbed “Cocaine Cassie” – was planning to publicly announce their split in a pre-recorded interview and boarded a plane from Adelaide to Sydney on Friday morning to meet with celebrity agent Max Markson.

Sainsbury, of Moana, is currently serving a six-year jail sentence in a Colombian prison for trying to smuggle almost 6kg of cocaine out of Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport in April last year.

The former personal trainer, who was also fined $130,000, could be free by April 2020 with good behaviour and time already served.

She is currently awaiting a court hearing which is expected to determine if she qualifies for early release.

Speaking to KISS FM from El Buen Pastor prison, Sainsbury said she split from Mr Broadbridge two months ago.

Scott Broadbridge and Cassie Sainsbury in happier times. Picture: Supplied/Seven.

“I actually broke up with Scott back in February,” she said.

“It’s been kept very quiet.”

Sainsbury also explained the reasons behind the decision to break up.

“For quite some time things just weren’t good between us,” she said.

“Probably from the moment I got in here ... the relationship was doomed.

“I needed to start thinking about myself and what I needed for myself and my future and it came down to for me, I broke up with Scott because it was the best thing for me and I also believe that it is the best thing for him in the future as well.”

Sainsbury said “we haven’t spoken since” the split.

Speaking about the smuggling attempt which resulted in her incarceration, she claimed she would only have pocketed about $4000 for the job.

“What I was told was, the $10,000 (she was told she would be paid), they would take out my flights, my accommodation, I would be paid what was left over,’ she said.

“But I never got paid anything.”

Sainsbury also she had been punched in the face by a 70-year-old inmate while trying to stop a fight and was subject to discrimination from other prisoners.

“After (being hit) I thought ‘nope, I’m not getting involved with this old lady anymore’, she was super strong for her age,” she said.

“I keep my distance from the people I know are trying to make trouble, I’m friendly with everyone, and that’s it.

“Everyone looks at white people as ‘gringos’ ... there is a lot of discrimination. Not knowing Spanish, everything just piled on and people took advantage.”

Sainsbury also warned fellow Australian travellers to be careful when abroad.

Cassie Sainsbury arrives at court in Bogota, Colombia. Picture: Ivan Valencia

“Really, really analyse the people you think you can trust. You might think you can trust them but they can be a complete different person,” she said.

Sainsbury’s mother Lisa Evans, who, along with her partner Nick Adams, returned to Adelaide from a two-month trip to Bogota on Saturday, told KIIS FM the prison’s Patio 7, where her daughter was being incarcerated, was “like a dormitory”.

“I had no idea what I was expecting when I walked in,” she said.

“I expected Patio 7 to be worse than it is.”

Ms Evans also defended Sainsbury.

“She is a fun loving, animal loving, hard working girl,” she said.

“She’s determined to do the right thing, she’s a good girl, never been in trouble with the law ever in her life.

“I want people to understand that what people know about Cassie is only from a year ago onwards. They don’t know Cassie before that, the beautiful, fun loving girl who cares about her family, friends and animals.

“She just fell into the wrong crowd, it can happen to anybody.

“This proves without a doubt that it can happen to anybody. I’d like to say to all the kids out there who think it’s a quick buck, it doesn’t work that way.”

Sainsbury’s father Stuart Sainsbury and Khala Sainsbury both declined to comment when contacted by The Advertiser.